THE PRIVY COUNCIL
MR. THORNE'S CHARGES. By Cable—'Press Asso«iation—Copyright. Received 3, 12.10 a.m. London, May 2. Writing to Mr. W. Thorne relative to his notice of motion, Mr. C&rson insists that Mr. Thorne should demand that the Government should afford an opportunity to prove his charges. Mr. Carson adds that it is an elementary principle of our liberty that all men and bodies, except trade unions, are equal before the law. He does not claim any immunity. Mr. Thorne, replying, said that his motion had not yet been reached. He intends to ask the Government to facilitate its discussion.
On April 4 Messrs. Thorne, Landsbury and O'Grady, three Labor members, gave notice of motion, for April 24, calling for the removal of the Marquis of Londonderry, Sir E.H.Carson, Mr. Thomas Andrews. Mr. Thomas Sinclair, and Mr. John Young, Irish Privy Councillors, for treasonable speck's. The motion regretted th,at the Government, when prosecuting poor men in England for sedition neglected to prosecute rich men in Ireland.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 200, 3 May 1912, Page 5
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165THE PRIVY COUNCIL Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 200, 3 May 1912, Page 5
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