CHARTER OF LIBERTY.
AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPORTATIONS. MOTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (ltec. April 2, 10.45 p.m.) London, April 2. Mr. P. W. Goldstonc, Labour member for Sunderland, in' tho Houso of Commons moved that the rights of Britishers under the Magna Charta and tuo Habeas Corpus Act, as recognised under English common law, should bo common to tho wliolo Empire. v Tho foregoing motion was directed at 'the South African deportations. Mr. Lewis Harcottrt (Secretary of State for the Colonies), said that he was unable to accept it. Ho emphasised | the difficulty of dictating laws to tho i self-governing Dominions. Tho resolution was them watered down to an exjiression of the opinion of the House of a desiro to see the freedom conferred by the two Acts mentioned in tlio motion applied throughout-tho Lord Hugh Cecil (Unionist) thought that Mr. Harcourt might liavo remonstrated with the South African Government by pointing out that they were transgressing all' the principles of liberty. . Tho amended motion was passed.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2114, 3 April 1914, Page 7
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