ALIENS BILL
LORDS' AMENDMENT DISAGREED
WITH.
(BNITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPXRKJHT.)
(AI'STRAMAN-NSW ZBAMND CARLE ASSOCIATION.)
(Received December 19, 9.30 a.m.)
LONDON, lßtli December. The House of Commons, by 128 "votes to 66, disagreed with tho House of Lords' amendment of tho Aliens Bill.
[In the House of Lords, a clause in tho Aliens Bill providing for the automatic deportation of^ enemy aliens unless specially exempted "was discussed. An amendment was moved to abolish automatic exclusion, or to prevent hardships by statute. instead of at'the discretioji of an advisory committee. Lord Buckmaster said that the clause as it stood would eternally dishonour Parliament. Lord Birkenhead (Lord Chancellor) said th;rt the Government was willing to have a free vote, but he reminded the House of Mr. Ba-lfour's allusion to the sinkers of hospital ships in the words "Beasts they are,'and bea6ts they will remain." Lord fsirkenheat addad. "In view of the. Scapa revelationSj I sa.y, liars they are and liars they will remain." Personally he did' not pretend to have the least good-will towards the Germans. ■ An. amendment was carried, without a division, allowing aliens to remain unless their presence proved contrary to the public, interest.]
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 147, 19 December 1919, Page 7
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