ANGRY SCENES

Wairarapa Daily Times, 2 March 1934, Page 5

ANGRY SCENES

IN FREE STATE BAIL BLUE SHIRT BILL DEBATE. Press Association Eteotric Telegraph—Copyright DUBLIN, Thursday. Angry scenes occurred in the Dail when Mr Patrick Hogan opened his speech on the second reading of the Bill prohibiting tlic Blue Shirts, by saying that Mr Sean Lcmass, Minister of Commerce, was a ‘ ‘ cheap-jack politician and never would be anything else.” Uproar followed, do Valera Party members shouting, ‘ 1 Dirty little rat. Mr Hogan continued: Give the Blue Shirts another year and blackguardism will cease. Mr do Valera, who goes round Ireland calling us traitors and accusing us of taking England’s part, is primarily responsible for the breakdown of the Free State’s law. I have more respect for a little blackguai d who raids a house in Cork than for de Valera. England is a great country. A de Valeraite interjected: “Was.”

Mr Hogan: What’s the use of us barking like terriers at the heels of a country with 40,000,000 people, whoso greatness is found in respect for law? The debate was adjourned.