SPEAKER WILLIS INCIDENT

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 16, 11 September 1912, Page 5

SPEAKER WILLIS INCIDENT

SENTRIES WITH DRAWN. Sydney, September 10. The Speaker’s sentries were wifcadrawn to-day, and the “ Telegraph” re porters admitted to the Proas Gallery. 'STATEMENT FROM MR. SPEAKER Sydney, September 'lO. The Speaker’s messenger handed a “Telegraph” representative the Toi owing statement: “When the ‘Telegraph’ was excluded it came to my know long that the pressmen of the gallery had approached their employers with- a view to tabooing Parliqiqeut apd depriving their readers of Parliamentary news. !u order that the public should not bo kept in ignorance 1 arranged for a daily issue of ‘Hansard,’ but the press having continued to report proceedings the necessity of issuing ‘Hansard’ broadcast was obviated and an expense that would have fallen upon myself avoided. I think there is cause for gratification at having directed attention to biased reports in the press, as the authority of tiie Speaker has been vindicated and the public have been unpenalised.” PRESS VIEW. (Received 9.15 a.m.) Sydney, September 10. The Telegraph says Speaker Willis will precipitate his descent from flu high horse with a touch of comedy, which, though it may add gaiety to public life, will do little To lenhaucc the dignify of the Speaker’s office or inspire reverence for Parliamentary institutions. v?,. ; n