TELEGRAMS. THE SIMPSON APPOINTMENT.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14616, 4 September 1913, Page 8

TELEGRAMS. THE SIMPSON APPOINTMENT.

RKi'-OKT OF COMMITTEE. VMUmok IN THE HOUSE. "A WHITEWA^HLNG■BIOCES.S/' (JL'tiv Fresa A»»ocia.tion..) WEIil-rIKGTOK, l^tpiniioi- 4. The Chttiiman of the WcHbport Harbour Bottrxl Coihrnittee (Mir J^et;) jrt'efieuted the report of tho cjrjrhnjitteo. The report Ktat-cd that ko- far a« tiic Mini(*ter"of Marine knew M-r Siinpso-n ww» a satisfactory and proper person to h& appointed and t^iat Mr Gillon's appointment was a, satiHfactoi'y und proper ono. Mr Btitit contended thitt the Coinjßiteo vrm sot up to wljitewa-sh the Minister foa' Marina aji/.l t blackwanh the meinljer for NelKcm, Ib now remained for the -Gov-ernj/i.*■!<(:• to estimate to what extent t! <-/ v/yre propared to reoogiii»o.eleiuilij !*.'s-' and probity ami .morality in v: lie life. Mr Attnore »aid !• • iuui .never, seen a, better example :f i-V: futility of party politics thr • ■•. ..• niidiiig 1 of that committee. : . y ''■& with, 1 'Mr-'lßitt that the v<jiiiiii..;'zeu was set up simply to whitewash Mr Fisher and blacken hijmelf. It' the Minister of Marino would not take »tep.« for the removal of Mr' Simpson from the Board ho hoped the leader of the House would take the; matter up and remove a> blot from the public ap-po-intinentis. If the Government did riofc take steps to put the maitter right and remove him from the board, they' ■would have to be responsible for tbe ■assumpttion that Mr Simpson was the jkiind of man they desired to appoint 'to public bodies. Hon. Mr Fisher said he was staggered when he heard the charges ,against kirn. 2vo^b one'letter had been received by the House. Nothing had s>een done in Westport objecting to Simpson's appointment. When he stated in the House that he would ask, Mr iSiimpson to resign • if the charges ■were found to be correct he did not realise that the character o-f the man vrm what it w».s and hw had considerably modifi':d his idews. since hear- 1 mc the evidence adduced before the Committee.