A BROKEN HEART

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 18898, 29 May 1936, Page 7

A BROKEN HEART

1 MR THOMAS’ COMPLAINT. i i i ...... i ALLEGED PERSEGUTION OF SONINNOCENT VICTIM ON PILLORY. United Press Mom—Else. Tel. CopyrlzmLONDON. May 27. “I am a broken-hearted man." said Mr J. H. Thomas, who is stayins With‘ friends in Devon, to a representalh'e 01 the Daily Mirror. “ What was the Budget leakage inquiry about? To find out what they could about Jim Thomas. I‘ve been in public life 45 years and now they do this to me. Can you blame me it I feel bitter?" Mr Thomas said he did not intend to make any full statement until the tribunai’s findings were published. Then he might speak his mind. He complained that members at his family were being persecuted. “What has my son. Leslie, done?" asked Mr Thomas. “He is an innocent victim who has been put on the pillory. Besides resigning from his firm he has had to resign from a Town Council where he was doing useful work. He is being hounded from pub—lic life." The political correspondent of the Daily Mail says the Budget tribunat‘s report will suggest methods of en—suring closer secrecy about the Budget in future, including that the Chancellor‘s proposals shalt 'be communicated only to the Prime Minister instead of to the full Cabinet. The Home Secretary. Sir John Simon, has submitted the findings of the tribunal to the Uahinct. which is expected to authorise their publica—‘tion within a t'ew clays. _—__._._ SECRETARY FOR THE OOLONIES. MR THOMAS‘ SUCCESSOR. RIGHT HON. \V. ORMSBY—GORE. United Mess Assn—Else. Tel. Copyright. (Received May 29, 11am.) LONDON, May 28. It is announced that the Right Hon. \V. G. Ornis'by-Gore will succeed Mr J. H. Thomas as Secretary for the Colonies. The official report on the Budget leakage will be issued on June 2. i The Home Secretary. at question ‘time in the House of Commons, an—nounced that he had received the re« port of the judicial tribunal appointed to inquire into the alleged leakage of Budget information. i Sir John Simon added that the re—iport would be available for distribution on Tuesday.