Turning to the details of his scheme, Mr. Lloyd George
showed that there was to be a Central Advisory Committee of business men; that the country was being divided into ten munitions areas, each under a Committee of Management of local business men, phut amongst others, an expert engineer and a representative of the War Office and the Admiralty. Dealing with the difficulties in regard to material, he announced that there were indications of
"holding up " in certain quarters. He received the unantmous support of the Rouse when he declared unhesitatingly that these practices must be brought to an end. Another difficulty dealt with by him was that of the unwritten "devastating restrictions" imposed by "Labour" on the workers. After attributing a good deal of blame to the employers in respect of certain of these restrictions, Mr. Lloyd George enumerated the three "things that matter" during the next three months (1) The stopping of slackness ; (2) the suspension of all restrictions and practices that interfere with output ; (3) the prevention of the pilfering by employers of each other's men.
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