WOUNDED WARRIORS

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 134, 22 February 1923, Page 7

WOUNDED WARRIORS

BRITAIN’S OBLIGATIONS ANOTHER LABOUR MOTION DEFEATED BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS association. —Copyright. (Rec. February 21, 8.5 p.m.) London, February 20. In the House of Commons Mr. W. Adamson, on behalf of tho Labour Party, moved an amendment to the Address-in-Reply regretting that no reference had been made in the Speech from the Throne to the action necessary to secure a full discharge of the solemn obligations entered into with mon suffering from war-time injury. He said a growing number of ex-ser-vicemen were in want. It was a public scandal Major Cohen, who lost both legs in the war, deprecated the amendment, which might be regarded as a vote of censure. Ex-servicemen did not want to be dragged into politics. He . appealed to the Government not to economise in dealing with disabled men’s claims. Mr. F. Martin, the blind member for Aberdeen, in his maiden speech asked the Government to amend tho pensions regulations in order to remody cases of hardship. Major Tryon (Minister of Pensions) replied sympathetically. The amendment was defeated by 30, to 176. The Address-in-Reply was agreed to. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.