ARMISTICE DAY.
PARADE WITH ARMS. DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE, (thrinb sates abboouttok—tar tecT&ia TMJSOBAPH—COPSBIOHT.) LONDON, November 7. In the House of Commons Mr IS. . Thurtle ''asked whether tiie Government would adopt suggestion, that troops parade without arms on Armistiye Day. . v. . ..•■ , Sir L. Worthington-Erans . said the troops were the living comr&aes or tnosß wnode deaths were beingOohi-, Stemorated. The Army Cbuncil. lought that the highest military hon- < our should be accorded, so the Ariny Wduld g&tode in full dre!s& with theit arnts. . Mr Thurtle: Seeing .that .the wearing of arms was a violation of the spirit Mid purpose of the cetemony, the fchsence of arab would dffend none .and . please many; "Would not the ; War Office reconsider the matter P. Bit L. Worthinfetdn-Eftratis replied id the negative. Mr Baldwin's motion that the ernment' should pccupy f private m&nbeftj' time till Bister was agreed to by 174 Votes to 136.—Austfali&n Press . Association, United Service.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19463, 9 November 1928, Page 11
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