SYMPATHETIC PRESS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 13 June 1936, Page 7

SYMPATHETIC PRESS

HON. J. H. THOMAS AND j TRIBUNAL PAINFUL DUTY FOR THE COMMONS INQUIRY WILL HAVE GOOD RESULT (United Press- Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, 11th June. The press throughout the country deals sympathetically with the Hon. J. H. Thomas. It believes the inquiry will have a good result and pays a tribute to the dignity and humanness of the House of Commons in a painful duty. ‘The Times” says the House of Commons is the least vindictive assembl;! in the world. It requires expiation when the standards of public conduct are violated, but when expiation is made it tolerates no attempt to exacerbate the wound. Mr Thomas repeated his denial that he consciously betrayed a Budget secret, and the House was free to accept and did accept the disclaimer, since the Tribunal refrained from any such imputation, and. the country will be satisfied with the word of a so well-known and trusted public-servant. On the other hand Mr Thomas in his loyalty to the House and its Tribunal accepted the findings, which the House also accepted. Mr Thomas remains, therefore, under the imputation of betraying a secret even inadvertently, and the parliamentary code requires immolation even for so'Venial a transgression, and Mr Tnorhas, by resigning his seat, gives adhesion to that code. . “The Daily Herald” commends the Labour Party for its effort to turn the situation to public advantage. It says where cleaning is wanted is in Ihe city. The “Manchester Guardian” says the public will feel the greatest sympathy for Mr Thomas, but to most people the really disturbing thing is the revelation at the length to which the gambling spirit will go and the city’s facilities it. RESIGNING FROM THE COMMONS (Received 13th June, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, 12th June.

Sir Alfred Butt sent a letter to the local Conservative Association intimating that he is resigning from the House of Commons.