MR WILLIS' RESIGNATION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12889, 24 July 1913, Page 5

MR WILLIS' RESIGNATION.

DICTATOR'S ALLEGATIONS VIGOR? OUSLY DENIED; - - ~&

"STATEMENTS BASED ON FALS&

' 1IO0D."

(United Press AssnoJotion —Onpvright.) SYDNEY, July 23.

In the Assembly, Mr Wade, traversing! tho statements contained in the docu- j ment tabled by 'Mr Willis, declared: " '' "This cowardly man, before retiring from the Speakership, endeavoured to thro'v discredit upon* a man who 5a as high above him as the sun above the earth. Mr. Willis's statements were deeply biassed, were based on | falsehood and involved a breach of j confidence." . ;

lir Wade defended the action of Sir W. Cullen and himself inHteonnection with the events following the choice of 'Mr Willis as Speaker. He gave a direct denial;'to the version contained in the dociinient'" of what: transpired at the meeting between Sir W. ,'Cullen and Messrs Holinan and McGowen, and* Mmself.

Tho Hon. W. A^Holmaii; followed. Ho said he, had iiot seen any1 of the statements which appeared in the document) and was not in/a position to say iall the. statements were itiaccupate," -but. they certainly did not represent" i£ny stated ments made by him to a third person. Regarding Sir W. Cullcn, he said he never saw or heard.anything on the part of. the Lieut.-Goverhor which was not chai:actej:iged.,by the. sincerest regard for, the rights of the peopleVa-nd a desire to ■preserve the constitutional rights of Parliament. \ > .»