LABOUR'S BLUNDER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1980, 10 February 1914, Page 7

LABOUR'S BLUNDER

, ■&. —^ — IN SOUTH AFRICA. MR. CRESWEIi'S MISTAKE IN TACTICS RECKONED ON ANOTHER GRIEVANCE. B* Triesrt-»pii-Pro.s? (Ecc. February 5, 9.50 p.m.) Capss TOwn, February 9. The "Morning Post" is freely asking why Mr. Cresivell made tho mistake in tactics of ptittiiig connsd, more-especi-ally n junior, to ai-gno the case or the deportees? the Oovernment's supporters are now saying that tho men iiatl a trial of soine sort and that their wise n-as been, heard. This tfiith is that Mr. Greswdl reckoned upon aiioth-er Labour grievance and did net anticipate that leave Would be granted. When the Government Whip objeeted to the leading petition, Mr. Merrimnn was absent, and'iu the ordinary course leave to henr counsel Woiild have almost infallibly been refused. But Mr. Merriman threw his tremendous influence into the scale, and leavo was therefore graated te Mr. Creswdl's secret chagrni. A pleasing fcatUtt of the debate was the -enti-ro abaen-coof that unteo-urrcKt of racial division is often discernible at other times between the two sides of tl-io Sense. ■ A SPEECH BY ME. KEIR HAEDIE. (Hec. February 10,' 0.55 a.m.) Londonij February 9. Mr. Eeir Hardio, M.P., speaking at Wolvcrhampton, said it was Lord Gladstone's duty to see that the Constitution was uphold, and that Acts of Parliament weris not passed eiidaiigcrmg tileEmpire's stability. Thfi Imperial Govfruinent eould not sholter. beliind its supposed ii-on-respmisi-b-ility for tiie South African Government's actions. ".. • PRESS OPINION. CASE FOR MARTIAL LAW PROVED. Cape Town* February 8. Router's Cape- T<*wn correspondent states that practically the, entire Press of South Africa is of opinion that General Smuts, tlie Defence Minister, proved a case for martial law and tho deportation of Labour leaders, Tbo B-loemfontfi-iu "Friend" dissents from this vieft , . THE RECKONING. iiohannesburgj February 8. Ponrteeii of Bain's bodyguard wef-o fined -£io eachj-or a month in gaol, the remainder w-ero diseiiarged. • ELUPED CAPTURE. Cape Town, February* & It transpires that Kendall was flot included in the list of those- to be de-pQ-rtedjSos tlio. authorities were unable to capture him.