DOCKERS' ENGLISH.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17634, 11 December 1922, Page 8

DOCKERS' ENGLISH.

T~* '- USE IN HOUSE OP COMMONS. LONDON, November 29. Mr Jack .Tones (Labour) was ordered by the Speaker to withdraw from the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon in consequence of his persisting in abusive interjections while Mr Tryon/Minister for Pensions, was replying to' questions with regard to the treatment of mentally afflicted former service men. Mr Jones shouted: "Ton lot of dirty dogs!" There were cries of "Turn him out!" Mr Jones retorted: "I "don't care a damn!" and' when he was withdrawing he shouted: "Slobbering over dead soldiers and starving the living!" \ To-day Mr Jones reappeared in the House of Commons, and apologised for his conduct of yesterday. The matter has been smoothed over.

Mr Jones said that he lost his temper—the only thing that he had to lose. He ha,d used certain language, which was dockers' English, and as he represented the constituency of East London, mostly frequented by casual labourers, he had thought he was u6ing the language they would have chosen in the circumstances. He begged leave, however, to. withdraw the offending words and to express regret. Amid loud Ministerial' cheers the incident closed.