DOCKYARD DISMISSALS
Action to Ensure Safety of Navy LABOUR PROTESTS (Received January 21, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 20. Angry interruptions by Labour members were prompted by Sir Samue) Hoare's statements on the doekyard dismissals. Sir Samuel denied that the men had been discharged because of their political views. Unhappily, rare eases arose in which individuals threw discredit on their fellow workers by a grave departure from the general high standard of loyalty. The investigation had resulted in a unanimou's decision in the interests of the safety of the Navy that the five men should be discharged. Major Attlee (Leader of the Opposition): "Were the men given an opportunity to defend themselves?" Sir Samuel replied in the negative. Opposition cries "Is this England?" Sir Samuel added that it was impossible to give the reasons to the publie nor in the interests of the State was it possible to hold a public inquiry. Mr Bevan has again sent a lotter to Mr Baldwin on similar lines to his recent letter.' He says the cliarge is tantamnunt to high treason and urges an inquiry at which the men would be given an opportunity to defend themselves.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 5, 21 January 1937, Page 7
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