HOUSE OF COMMONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 7 April 1922, Page 5

HOUSE OF COMMONS

A LIVELY DEBATE (By Electric Telegraph-Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z t Cable Association.) LONDON, April 4. In the House of Commons, Sir W. Joyn.von-Hicks moved a motion that the lock of a definite coherent principle ih the policy of the Coalition Government can only be remedied by a ministry of men united in political principle. A lively debate followed, malcontents urging the return to party politics and accusing the Government of incompetence and muddling. Mr Chamberlain, replying, was received with prolonged cheers. _ He said Sir W. Joynson-llieks and his friends were laying down a sort of new, Athanasian Creed outside which .no salvation was obtainable. They stood for perfect unity of thought in the counsels of the nation. There must be no corrupt cooperation, not even a chance meeting in the division lobby. (Laughter.) Mr Chamberlain added that the motion was an utter sham. . The motion was rejected by 233 to 95. LONDON, April 6. In repiv to a question in the House of Commons, Sir R. Horne said the Irish Provisional Government could not impose new taxation till the i constitution was established. Sir R. Homo announced that ho expected to introduce the Budget on May Ist. Sir W. Jovnson-Ilicks’s motion against the Government Ijist night is generally regarded as a fiasco. An analysis ol the voting reveals the fact that on y thirty-five “die-hard” Conservatives voted for it, and the rest of the imu ; ority comprised twenty We liees and forty Labour. T „ 3 LONDON, April 6. Well-informed quarters assert that Mr Lloyd George and Mr Chamberlain have definitely decided to dqiei the general election till the autumn, meanwhile submitting the Lords reform resolutions after the Genoa Com ; t' el Mr C °Lloyd George, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said lie did not recollect gnmg M Hiddleston in 1919 the interview recently cabled. At such a distance of time lie could not recall all *'‘ terviews he gave iu lans, lit vms not prepared to say he did not have f.onvmati™. The full text ot the interview republished m the Westminster Gazette as mqiresentmg \m views at the time contained grave inaccuracies and omissions- f?P journalists freely furnished him vuth proofs of interviews.