REGRETTABLE SPEECHES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3330, 7 November 1919, Page 5

REGRETTABLE SPEECHES.

INCIDENT IN THE HOUSE.

LABOUR M.P.’S UTTERANCES.

SIR J. A.LLEN’.S CONDEMNATION.

WELLINGTON, Nov. 6.

A somewhat unusual scene was created in Parliament to-night in consequence of two speeches made in the dying hours of the session——one by Mr H. E. Holland, th Labour member for Grey, and the other by Mr J. Payne, the member for Grey Lynn, who énocceded to deal in some detail with the work of Miss Ettie Rout in Paris. .

A somewhat thin house sat sullen and a.shamed till eventually, while Mr Payne was speaking, the Prime Minister rose in his place, and urged that if such speeches were to be continued the galle-ries_-had better be cleared. There were in the ladicsf gallery about thirty women, some of whom went out after Mr Hillaud had been speaking for a few minutes.

Mr Speaker warned Mr Payne that it he continued in the same strain he would order the gallol'.V to be cleared. ’l‘ln:eupon Mr Payne soon concluded his remarks. _ ' ' _ The unsavoury subject was sidet‘racke‘d‘,‘ find it was n'dt_ necessary to hawze thelgalleries cleared. __ W

Sir James Allen replying on the third reading of the Appropriation Bill expressed his great regret that the House had to listen to such speeches. Referring to the member for Grc;v,,hr: said. “The honourable member for Grey, has displayed right through the war three characteristics. The flrst is a spirit of viudictiveness, the second is a spirit of disloyaltydisloyalty to his King, to his country, and to the men who went from this country to fight for freedom——and lastly from what he has done to-night he is a reveller in filth——vindictivc, disloyal, and a reveller in filth. The Minister also strongly deprecated the remarks of Mr Payne, and he urged that Mr Speakr would use his discretion and see such -speeches were not allowed to appear in. Hansard. Mr Holland: More censorship. Sir James Allen: Yes, and a‘very proper censorship, too. Sir James Allcns’ speech was punctuated With frequent “hear, -hears,” both from his own side of the House and from the Opposition ‘benches.