WINSTON CHURCHILL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1177, 12 July 1911, Page 7

WINSTON CHURCHILL.

INTERVENTION IN POLICE COURTS. By Telcuraph-PreßS Association-CooyrlEht London, July 10. The Warwickshire County Council has directed inquiries as to why the Home Secretary, Mr. Winston Churchill, intervened to prevent service of a warrant upon a woman for fraud as she left Reading Gaol. Mr. Churchill .stated that he considered further prosecution of this woman undeserved. A mau name:! James Davey, aged 2G, has been arrested on a charge of burglary at Arreton, in Hampshire. There were ten previous convictions against him, including one of, three years' penal servitude in April, 1910. Mr. Churchill ordered his release a month ago. A MUCH-CEITICISED MINISTER. When the House of Commons was discussing the Home Office voto on Juno 26, Mr. Lyttelton "(Unionist) sharply criticised tho Home Secretary, Mr. Winston Churchill, , for his use of his prerogative, and for not refraining from appeals to the gallery, particularly regarding tho release of tho "Dartmoor shepherd." Mr. Lyttelton also criticised Mr. Churchill'*, conduct at the Toiiy-l'andy riots in Wales and at the Sidney Street Anarchist affray. In May last Mr. Churchill caused "a scene in tho House of Commons by reference to judges in connection with trado union cases. It was at the close of the debate on the Government Bill to allow the unions, when a majority of members so decide, to use their funds for political purposes. With regard to criminal cases and cases where individuals were concerned, the British Courts were, said Mr. Churchill, objocts of pride and admiration. "But where class issues are involved and where party issues are involved, it is impossible to pretend that they command the same de«ree of general confidence." Ihis drew loud cheers from the Radicals and Labour men. "On the contrary, they uoii r, and very large numbers of our population have been led to the opinion that they are, unconsciously no doubt, biased. " J 7i°: no, " sll01lt «' Unionists indig- ( "Biased," repeated Mr. Churchill. Hear, hear, roared the Labour representatives. "Withdraw, withdraw," burst out Unionists, and they continued to shout it while Mr. Churchill stood unable to proceed with his speech.