THE JERGER CASE

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12111, 26 July 1920, Page 5

THE JERGER CASE

United Press Association.—By Elec-tric-Telegraph—Copyright.. t Sydney, July 24 Another lefcter'which was writtes by a parishioner of Father Jerger** in 1918 and s nt to Father Peter McDonell states that since the latter'Sf departure the parish church had been converted into a Gorman propaganda house. In accordance with the wharfi labourers' decision, loading opera-; tions on the Pbona at ( Boweny Queensland, have been suspended.

UNEQUALLED UPROAR." IN FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. Melbourne, July 14 Unprecedented wiidm-fs* marked the first ten minutes.of proceedings I in the House of Representatives thifl afternoon, There was a demonstration against the deportation of /Father Jerger, and it was carried oat in such & , manner that the Speaker had to Jfibve the chair while the strangers' gallery was being cleared. Mr Parkßr Moloney, as soon as the Prime Minister entered the chamber, ! asked him if it was the intention' of the Government to continue the system of deporting men from Anatraiia, and spiriting them away. He referred, he said, to Father Jerger in particular. The Prime Minister-, said it was not the custom to ask questions of the sort when there was'on ti.e business paper a censure motiou that would give everybody an opportunity of ventilating the matter., The Prime Minister then resumed „ his "eat, and Mr Parker' Moloney calkdont: "Shuffling one of it, of coarse." UPROAR IN GALLERY. There wag an immediate movement in the agllary, and for live minutes there was an uproar the like of which had never been witnessed in the Australian Parliament, A woman scrambled into the interstate press gallery, and hurled over the heads of the members of the Country Party occupyiag the corner benches a sealed parcel and a bundle Gf literature. She screamed, "We demand justice," "Give him justice." "Be fair." ~ Immediately there was an uproar in the public galley', and people rising up dropped bundles of leaflets on the heads of those in the Speaker s Gallery. The Speaker called for order, but the woman in the presti gallery continued her screaming and demanding justice, whila an afctendsnt wrestled with her. , "YOU WILL BE]IN HELL." The Speaker ordered the gallery to bo cleared, and at that moment the storm of uproar epraad to the opposite end of the strangers' gallery, several women standing up and screaming for "justice."

Amid their cries could ba heard a voice calling, "Yon will he in hell yourself one of these days, and I hope yon are.'' Attendants and policemen fought with the women, and it was come minutes before the sfraugers' gallery could be emptied. The screams of the women in, the corridors could be heard in the Chamber for several minutes. FEARS OF THE PACKET. When quiet had been restored about ten iaanutes latur, Mr Massey ' Greene, Minister for Customs, pickri up the sealed packet from the floor, and placer! it on the table, to the accompaniment of warning cries of ."Look out!" Then Mr Jackson held the packsc to his ear. The Prime Ministerjmd left the chamber A few minutes later, when the Speaker resumed his chair, Mr McDonald asked hi in why his orders to have the galleries cleared away had not been carried out.

The Speafiur replied that he did not want to penalise others for the disturbance, and that therefore he would allow the. people in the Speaker's gallery to remain. **A DOUBLE DISSOLUTION." Mr Tudor then' proceeded with his censure motion, stating that }■>■•» would only ask for one thing; was a double dissolution. Received July SO, 10 a ru Sydney, July'26 Gordon'Wecshe, rnana'g9r of MacDonald, Hamilton [and ;00., agents for the P. & 0., says the Melbourne agents are interviewing Mr Hughes with a view to having* Jerger placed ashore at Fremantle. Mr Hughes, speaking at Bendigo, said Jerger's deportation had bean ordered by the law of the'land". Let noteither the Shipping Companies or the watersidetworkers disobey. Xfe is ansounced that the P. &O. Co. are likely to apply for*cancellation cf the Waterside Workeis registration, in the event of the Federa tion boycotting steamers.