THAT MANIFESTO.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2076, 17 March 1922, Page 5

THAT MANIFESTO.

DISCUSSED IN COMMONS. MR ASQUITH POINTS A MORAL. A REITERATED DEFENCE. [By Electric Cable —Copyright] 1 LAust. and N.Z. Gable Association.] (Received Thursday. 8 p.m.) LONDON, March 15. se Sir T. P. O’Connor, in moving the : ie adjournment, said Mr Montagu was it fanatical on the subject of Moslem ,ie opinion in India. in After the motion had been seconded, ai Mr Montagu rose and the House m immediately tilled. He complained of that Mr Chamberlain did not mention rd the world's regret when announcing ’n his resignation, and repeated the Id his resignation, and repeated his argild- meats used in Ins speech to his conid speech, Mr Montagu urged that India 2d was a member of the League of Nations. It was folly to suggest that the d. great dependency, which was a party •d to the original treaty, should not be allowed to express its views regarding modifications. It was not true that India was dictating to the people of Britain or to its Government. Mr Montagu also said that India was en--10 titled to a predominant share in the ” making of the treaty with Turkey, because no other country played so great e g a part in Turkey's defeat. rn Mr Chamberlain said that Mr Lloyd George knew nothing until he saw the document in the London papers and I£ j he regarded it as a national misfore3 tune. There could be no rule regard[Cl ing what matters should be brought re before Cabinet. That must be left to h the discretion of the Ministers, who cl, must stand or fall by the use of that ss discretion. Lo Mr Asquith said the important thing r- was that the Government now disof covered there was such a thing as to Cabinet responsibility. The moral of *c- the incident was that the sooner we ip returned to the old, straight way, 3- where politicians were divided by real nj differences of conviction, the better. 30 The motion was withdrawn. i- ————■ —