HAIG MEMORIAL

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 114, 11 February 1928, Page 10

HAIG MEMORIAL

MR. MACDONALD’S ACTION REGRETTED IN CAUSING A DIVISION (Rec. February 10, 8.20 p.m.) London, February 9. Considerable regret was expressed in the lobbies that Mr. MacDonald put Labour in the unfortunate position of going to a division on the Haig memorial resolution. It is the opinion of many that Major Cohen paved the way for a graceful withdrawal of the amendment when he suggested that Mr. Baldwin should sign a national appeal on behalf of the legion. Mr. Baldwin said he would be proud to comply, but Mr. MacDonald persisted in a select committee to devise the best method to help ex-servicers, so there was no option but to divide. BRITISH LEGION’S APPEAL HOMES FOR EX-SERVICE MEN (Rec. February 10, 10.40 p.m.) London, February 9. British Legion leaders have decided that the Haig Memorial should take the form of aged ex-service men’s homes throughout the country. The Lord Mavor will call a meeting at the Mansion House in support of the appeal.— A.P.A. and "Sun.” NO POWER TO REMIT DEATH DUTIES London, February 9. In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, n reply to a question, said that he had no legal authority to remit tlie death duties in respect of Earl Haig’s war gratuity. The House of Commons, in Committee, agreed to a motion requesting the King to direct a public memorial to be erected to the late Earl Haig.