ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1991, 23 February 1914, Page 5

ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.

SOUTH AFRICA'S LABOUR Cβ,

DEPORTATIONS StSVIEWED,

NOT A STRIKE,. BUT AN INSURRECTION.

Bj Astoclaliea-CopyxUrht Cape Town, February tO. The Minister, is detormined to finish tho liidouiiiity Bill Debate. Twenty m«Mbors are anxious to speak, »»d an allnight sitting i s certain. . Speaking m tho Union Assembly. Sir. Hull, aa ex-Minister, said that a eontributofy oatiso of tho industrial trouble had been, tho jGnvemsnent's failure to deal quickly and offoctiwjjy with the Jmv troubles. ) Martini law was absolutely necessary in view of the July events. He also approved of tho moliilisation of the troops, )owt cavte not sup* port ba.Tiishmont \vtthoat trial. Mr. Jtita blamed the Government for allowing a little: strike to hecotoe aa insurrection. Tho deportations would jiot eradicate tticv evil, but cause harm. . (Jcwrnl Do Wet, the new Minister of Justtco, yoplyjng, said that if martial Jaw was justified tit© Government was bonnd to itamp out tho oonflagratio-n. ll* ndded that the GovcniTHent to intr-udup* thij sossion inditstfinl legislatiou which would giv<? it increased - pflwets. Mr. Boydell emphasised the point that the Labour party had warned the Government- of a gfenotal strike ai tho end ! of last session. Mr. Crcsswell ' compkined that the

(rovei-nnieut had iustructed the Pretoria authorities to btirn all tho censorship instructions, thus precluding a searching iuvestigati'Qn,

{Rec. Fctaiaij 23, 5.5 p.m.) . . Cane Town, February 21. . During tho course'of the Indemnity Bill debate, Jtr. Watt, Minister ol Works, di?ela.red ttat ho proud to bo a- pa.vty to iho (Jcportatioas, "because this country needs a sharp toiic." To Iraltl a, jnajMsty k> Infgo would slimv. the pc-oflo of South Africa that physical force, was not a proper renjcdv for grieyauees, aiitl it would also ehow pcoplo overseas that South Africa was prepared ta manage- its oivn affairs in its own way, . Sir. Alidiws, Chairman of tlio lahotrr Paffcy, ridiciitod the native danger, and I recalled tho faci; that the Transvaal Miners' Association li-ad passed » Resolution offering to.. co-opor f ate with tho ■ auferitics iii gtiawlfng tho compptrads. Ho'tkpJored the* Government' s fa-iliwo to explain why the Censorship o-vidostco ffas liurnecl. Mr, Watt replied that the refusal''of tho explanation was dms to tlio tone adopted b.f Mr. Cresswoll.

.. Sir Wools Sampsaii declared that the .Rhodosiaras, alarmed at tho manner of the strikers, 3sad pandofc3 te tho liatires.. fho.Qovcrjinient's-responsibility in the matter estoaded bejond tl» U-ijten.

■ I'fofessaf fVema'atle CsoWotinic EditoY of tho "iSouth jifriftan Nw?") <tescribed tlio deportatioiis as an appalling bl-ttn-ckr, rousing the.- passion-ato protests of th.6 workers of and tho Ilest opinion iu'Ewgla.-iicK' Tho'gravity o-f tlio-deportatic-ns consUtott in tho wmisli-meirt.-of mett wli'o. had ..not boon hm-ii in Soiitli Africa., thus : creating.a. fppiing tif: hisoniirity sacl as oxiskd in 3898. Be ooMp.lnded hy pretesting against Ijn-.' 'pfrrjal kterfcrejieo 111 any form. '

AitECED' SEBITIDN. TWO JIEN- SIINT'FOtt TRIAL; Capei TiJvvn, Felwuary 20. Clark, organising scerotniy of the Boilermakers' • Society at JoJuinnpsbmi'g, and jttllor, a Sooialist, have been.committed fcr trial on charges of. sriitian in OQunection with tho labour trouble' til January last.

FETING THE OEPOatBPS, BBftlSH VNIOWi PIUDPAM&G. ' . (Eec. February 22, 0.0. p.m.) ■ ' Foiiniitry 21. The different Labour sect-lone of theUnited Parliaftentary Labour Party in Crf-eat Britain will'entertain and provide for the- needs «f tho- departed South African strike leaders; also, tJiey will provide tlio meaus to test in %o Courts 'the validity; of tho. deportations. A joint carojiiitteo of the three National Lahoirr Gomfirffcfcecs lias arranged that Mr. Ramsay MaaDcmalel {Later 11.f.) writ preside at a dljuier to the deported me*'-on Fchruary''s6; domo-nstraiioiis harft teeu arranged at t3ir> O»era House on Febfliaa-y 27 and at Hyde- Paris on Iffl-rch i. .