WILD SCENES

Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19946, 24 July 1936, Page 7

WILD SCENES

POLITICIANS SUSPENDED. lIR JOHN "MOI HIOKLID. UPROAR IN IIOL‘SE OF comogfi United Press Assn—Bloc: 'l'el. Copyrtlhl. (Received July 25, 1 pm.) LONDON. July 23. Wild menu In the House or common. loci to the suspension or three clyduldo manners, Ir a. Buchanan. the Rev. 0. StephenInd Mr J. iloflovorn. During Sir John Simon's speech defending the new unemployment ussisiance regulations Mr Buchanan in~ tech'cted that the Minister for Health had accused Glasgow of meanness in granting unemployment relief. Sir John Simon replied that Mr Buchanan was mistaken. Mr Buchanan: “You are not tell—ing the truth. You are lying." The Deputy-Speaker. Sir Dennis Herbert, asked for a withdrawal or the statement. Feelings rose higher as Mr Buchanan, jumping to his feet amid increas—ing uproar. persisted in his accuser lions. Following the‘ Deputy—Speaker's repeated warnings Sir John Simon rostto move .\ir Buchanan‘s susneusion. Amazing Goon”. There were amazing scenes of con—i'usion as Mr Stephen. jumping up and gesliculating wildly. launched a tor~ rent. of iuvectlve lusting th'e miuutcs. lie called the Liovcrumeul supporters "cowardly robbers and murderers UT the working classes.“ and declared that the Minister of Labour was "a dirt} and contemptiblc little rat. who ought to be hounded out or public life." lie also called Sir John Simon a "lying scoundrel.“ The Deputy-Speaker. after vainly making an effort to restore order. suspended tho sitting for a quarter of an hour. The House was crowded on resumption. and motions for the suspension of Messrs Buchanan and Stephen were carried. Sir John Simon rose to continue his speech amid booing from the Labour benches. Mr F. Seymour Cooks: "\Ve all know that sir John Simon is a liar." .\lc McGovern asked why Mr Cocks was not. guilty of the same ottenco as Mr Buchanan. The Deputy-Speaker: "I have to deal with cases as i find them." “ A Damned Liar." .\lr McGovern: "\\'el|. l on} the Home Secretary is a damned liar." He refused to withdraw the remark. and was also suspended. Sir John Simon then resumed his speech. These were the itrst suspensions in this Parliament. The period oi suspension is rive" days. TH: MIANS TEST. Ax ALL-NIGHT DEBATE. Slllll“, i-‘li.\\’l§D 'l'i-I\ll’l—th>'. millet-l Wireless.) ~ltuseirml July 2i. 12.30 our unit-n} July ‘35:. The usual good~uatured Chit" in the House or IZouunou> debate an unemployment assistant-c provident I number of humorous incident~ "- lighten the night's [lrilt'l‘l‘illllg‘ though tempers hot-unu- r"ll.\"Ll at tlmcs, Labour memhrrs in particular i't'wi‘lllhis the refusal of the Um‘erntzn'ul spokesman to urct'pt their \'erflnu of the hardship which they uliegmi 111-' regulations would iutlici. The Parliamentary currespou-u-uh tlesrriho the speeches as being ol‘ .m unusually high standard for aili-uignt debates. The Labour Minister. .\ir i). urtmu. never deserted his 1051 : .5 lilo >vrt'e teary for the lh‘ltlilllulli. .\ir .\ldlt-olm .\lavUoutild. supported hi;u till‘L'lkLll out. .\5 the afternoon wort on the eil‘t'vh ot‘ lil‘edllr‘ss on ltlL'tli..lt'l'> itt'l'illlll' .tp [-urvul. and during; the ~;u-crh oi sir John Simon. Srrrutnr; ! ilomi.\l‘iltirs, lllu Huntkur was C|'.-|I!L':IL-l it suspend tho N‘ssiuil (or :i :llui‘l lint" to NL't'lll't‘ tho restoration ut’ order .\‘ir .lohu :‘imou, rephiug tor thw-tion-ruim-ul. suiii tho criticism or lit--opposition liuti ln-vu ruut'eulmleil on Hll' littlint‘llliltl llit‘.tll>i lost. but In two out o! t'\l’l‘.\ thrw- prr=ou~ who would ht- :tl‘l'evin-«l .t illL‘dll.~ lt‘s‘. would iw quilt.- irrolt-Linl sinu- the) had no re sourct-s, \\'ilh rugurii to tho scaie~ lllelilt't'htfs It'll rhungvs mudv iu iii new regulations umulu-rt-tt sen-u ultur gether uinl t‘\'t'i')‘ rhungt- “as in tin:lirection oi' impruuug the position ot an applicant. ‘i‘hr .\t'lllt's lhemsclth had attracted \ery little attention in the debate and the reason he suggested was that the Upposilion realised that reasonable and sensible people would not he prepared to opose them.