Tribunal’s Report
DEBATE IN COMMONS Members Pay the Penalty in Full THE HOUSE’S SYMPATHY (British Official Wifeless.) (Received 12, 12.30 p.m.) HUGBY, June 11. The debate in the House of Commons on the Budget tribunal’s report was opened by the Primo Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who emphasised the difference between a judicial tribunal and an ordinary court of law. It was his responsible, though distasteful, task, as Leader of the House, to move that the report of tho tribunal be accepted. Mr. Baldwin said that Mr. Thomas, whose long public career was wellknown, and whose loyal eo-operation in tho Government of which he was now head, would be gratefully acknowledged, had recognised that tho House was bound to accept the findings of the tribunal, regarding which, Mr. Baldwin declared, they nil acknowledged the sense of duty under which
it undertook its task, and tho prompt and thoroughness with which it dis-
charged it. In resigning from Parliament while maintaining, as lie had a perfect right to do, that ho was conscious of no offence, Mr. Thomas had consulted his own dignity and tho dignity of ' the House, and had taken the course which deserved, and would receive, the full sympathy of tho House.
Mr Baldwin said that Sir Alfred Butt had also taken, tho proper course. Expiation in full had been made by both members. They had left the House for tho last time, and it was closed to them. Careless and unthinking cruelty of modern publicity had Deen theirs for weeks. They were paying the penalty in full. There was no appeal from the findings, and whatever stigma there was from the report remained for all time. “Let us hope, with all our hearts, that we will never participate in so painful a scene again,” said the Prime Minister.
In conclusion, Mr Baldwin said ho would change the motion to read, “The House accepted the report.”
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 152, 12 June 1936, Page 5
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