BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1927, Page 3

BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

(Australian A N.Z. Cable Association,

INCIDENT IN COALMENS. LONDON, Nov. 10,

A remarkable incident occurred in the Commons, Mr Becker (Labourite) was speaking on the unemployed Insurance Hill he took a letter and a small parcel from his pocket and declared: This is a letter from an unemployed man; conditions of whose life I know; enclosing his Moils and other medals. He is unable to get employment or any unemployment benefit though ho has tramped his hoots off seek in" work. He tells me the pawn simps will not take the medals and asks mo to hand them to Air Baldwin who will know what to do with them. 1 do not know what the man means by that hut when I sit down I ail I hand them to Sir Steel Maitland who can present them to his Chief. I suggest they he framed and hung in the Carlton Club as a trophy of a hat Toryism has done for the people who fought in the Oront War. Air Beckett then walked round the Speaker’s chair and left the medals on the Treasury Bench beside Sir Steel Afaitland who later notified Air Beckett if lie wanted Air Baldwin to see the medals he had hotter send them himself. Air Beckett has sent the medals with a covering letter to Air Baldwin. Air Wheatley said the only reason for the Bill was to reduce unemployment payments to youths from eighteen to twenty-one years, and force them to accept work below Trade Union rates. Mr H. B. Betterton replying on behalf of the Government passed out that the Blancsburgh commission mm 1 a unanimous report and the Government was hound to act in accordance therewith. The Bill was read a second time by 20d to 143 and referred to the Committee of the whole House.