asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of the poverty and want existing to-day as a result of unemployment, the Government is prepared to impose a levy on capital for relieving distress amongst the unemployed?

Mr. GUINNESS:

The answer is in the negative, a levy on capital being, in the opinion of the Government, certain to increase unemployment.

Does the Minister realise that the capital of to-day was earned by the working classes yesterday; and as it is now badly needed by the working classes to relieve hunger and distress, are not they morally entitled to help themselves?

This is not a time for debate.