THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1922, Page 1

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION LONDON, December 4. Sir J. Simons moved an amendment to the Address-in-lteply, regretting there was no mention in the speech of the repeal of the Safeguarding of Industries Act, and other protective measures that are raising prices and hampering trade, and also limiting employment. Air Simons said that 33 1-3 per cent of a duty has been placed on many articles, on the grounds that they were key industries, especially chemicals. The Act was opposed to the real trading interests of the country. The Government, in its endeavour to do a little right, were doing n great wrong to all sorts of people. Sir L. Graeme, replying, reminded the House of disabilities suffered during the war through a lack of certain chemical productions. It was said that by remaining these Acts the Government had war in its mind.

FREE STATE CONSTITUTION. LONDON, Doc. 5. The House of Lords lias passed the Irish Free State Constitution. On the motion for the third reading of the Irish (Constitution Bill, in the House of Lords, Lord Lansdowne said there had never been a ease in which Parliament had been so completely denied all opportunity of shaping or modifying the contents of so great a Bill. Lord Haldane stated this Bill “really means the settlement of that bloody war. wherein we have been engaged against Ireland.” Lord Carson said it was oqlv n truce, in which the British Government did not insert a line for the protection of their own friends, that is. for loyalists. It had, he asserted, been a venr of hell, and it was now hell. The Bill was read a third time and passed.