SPECIAL SESSION.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1924, Page 3

SPECIAL SESSION.

01.' 110 USE OK COMMONS. [Rectkiih Teleoiiams.] (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, September .'.’o. The Commons was crowded and animated when it re-assembled to discuss the Irish Treaty Amending Mill. Mr MacDonald received a Ministerial ovation on entering. f l hough this nominally was the only business of special session there was the usual hatch of questions.

Air Thomas replying in regard to the position in Iraq emphasised that there was no question of a state ot war between Britain and Turkey.

Alter detailing the position, the I’remier said the British (lovorniucul had not yet received a ref ly to its protests to the Till kish Government a"a i ust invasion, lie added that tlie local authorities resorted the military situation was well in hand. A storm arose as a result of questions in record to dropping the prosecution of ('tuiiphell. editor ol tlm '‘Workers Weekly - ’, cabled on August Id'll., for alleged incitement of lighting forces to tlisnhey orders. Sir Hastings said as the result ef careful investigation he had conclude 1 it, was impossible to hold Campbell criminally responsible lor I lie id Mention. Hastings emphatically den cd that his decision, was inlliien.ed by outside representations.

Mr .MacDonald intervened and I here were subsequent ken ted exchanges between the Conservatives and Lahoiirites. He declared he was unwilling, to allow tho explanation of the real < ireiiiiialancen of dm] ipng the gn sedition to he delayed till Autumn. .Eventually it was n> ranged that all | allies deb :lc* the question next week, when the Lords are dealing with the Irish Rill. .Air Baldwin hinted that the opposition might move a vote of censure ill the (toveriiment.

Mr MacDonald in moving tlio fcoeiiihl icndiiifX <>f lli(' Irish Dili declared if tilt'- Iliil wort- in:L introduced it would lio t»qiiivnlent to the Treaty lapsing. The (tuvermuent exhausted every effort to secure an ay.:cement, f iiitat.de to ootli Trisli parties, and it laid not moved until ij was convinced nothin'' else was piif.silile

LONDON. Sc|. temper 09

Mr MacDonald iil«ml to nil pnrv ties to belli lass the l:ill as a l>ill of liotiotir. Mo was of tin* tlial in such a. case it might- never have to lie 1 1 rout>;lit into t'l ('ration, Unnnimitv would do an Imperial a; peal to l 1stcr to Ire magnanimously loyal to the

compact upon the UMT.ving 011 L whereof, Irish peace depended. Mr Baldwin and Mr Asquith anno,lined that they would not oppose* the second vending, the former statin;' -that amendments would he moved in committee. It was a tragedy that the boundary question was raised at a time when the whole of Belaud was considerably pacified. hi the course of explaining the situntiun in cunnection with the murder of Alr.s Keans in Mexico, Mr MacDonald said two men who vlimtarily oonfesso:l had hct'U committed for trial, therefere. the Mexican Government offered no amends and none had been demanded.