REVELLER IN FILTH.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1788, 6 November 1919, Page 6

REVELLER IN FILTH.

VINDICTIVE AND DISLOYAL. MR HOLLAND CASTIGATED. [From Our Own Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON, November 5. An effort to discuss the details of the work in Paris of Miss Ettie Rout in the House of Representatives to-night earned for Mr H. E. Holland (Grey) a sharp reprimand from the Minister of Defence (Hon. Sir James Allen). A thin end-of-session House listened in disgust to Mr Holland's discussion of the unsavoury subject Mr Holland inquired why the Government had allowed Miss Ettie Rout's work amongst the troops, and why the censorship had been applied to prevent criticism of that work in the Press of New Zealand. Mr Payne started off also on the subject, until the Prime Minister said that, if the debate continued along such lines, he would have to ask Mr Speaker to clear the galleries. Mr Payne thereupon broke forth in his "swan song," for he is not going to the poll at the forthcoming General Election. In his reply, the Hon. Sir James Allen (Minister of Defence) expressed the hope that Mr Speaker, in his wisdom, would prevent much of Mr Holland's reference' to Miss Rout's work from appearing in "Hansard." Mr Holland: Oh! More censorship! Sir James Allen: And a very wise censorship, too! He denied that the Government of New Zealand had had any, control over Miss Rout. An attempt had been made to prevent her leaving New Zealand. The hon. member for Grey had exhibited in his speeches and actions all through the War three characteristics. First there was the spirit of vindictiveness that had been displayed in regard to Liebt. Crampton: second came the spirit of disloyalty— Hon. members: Hear! Hear! Mr Holland: Oh! Oh! Sir James Allen: Disloyalty to his King, disloyalty to his country, disloyaltv to the men who went to fight for freedom from this country 1 Hon. members: Hear! Hear! Mr Holland: We'll leave the men to say that! Sir James Allen: And, lastly—and I am sorrv that I have got to saythis, but it is after his speech tonight—a reveller in filth. Vindictive, disloyal, and a reveller in filth. I am sorry that those should be my last words to the House during this session.