IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 33, 9 February 1927, Page 9

IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

MR. MACDONALD SPEAKS

(Beceived 9th February, 11 a.m.) \ V.---':':v?..'V'' ! London,;?th-Feb. : When the House'of^Commons resumed in the afternoon there were, .two Labour demonstrations, first in honour of Mr. Oswald Mosley, and again when Captain Wedgwood Benn sat down at the third Labour bench.

Sir W. Joynson-Hicks, Home Secretary, gave notice of a Bill to alter the Koyal style and title; also the style of Parliament tin accordance with.-.the decision, of."the: Imperial Conference.-

The first speaker, after the."irioving of the Address-inJßeply, wasjhejjeader of the Opposition, Mr. J. K. Mac Donald, who asked if ever a King's Speech had more plainly indicated that his Ministers had nothing on which to advise His Majesty. Personally, he would join in a prayer for industrial peace, but the coal agreements were generating illwill, . with victimisation .If -.trade union law became "a matter, of controversy now, it would*" not make for industrial peace.- It would be * wiser to let matters rest! ■•' ■■' ' .:•■;■•. r-.r. :

The Prime .Minister, .Mr. Baldwin, in reply, said that.Mr. MaeDonildwanted the King's Speech filled with V mas* of legislation which would enablt. Mr. Mac Donald to unite the leatUred fragments of-th^liabour'Party.:.;Tb*» Government had only included Bills that could be passed before Ist August, because the experiment of 'a lat« autumn' session would be repeated.