Mr. Arthur Henderson, _fornler Labour Home Secretary, emphasized that the Trade Union Congress had in a leading article of the "British Gazette" on men whose praises the Government was singing loud a few days ago, He appealed to the House to strive to get a formula for the settlement of the dispute on which it had been working before the final break, which, he believed, would not have occurred if news had not come through that a certain paper had been interfered with, Mr. Lloyd George, former Liberal Prime Minister, condemned the precipitancy in breaking off nego tions. if <greed with Mr, Henderson chat xe nation had had 2 good sical of sympathy the miners but the general strike had obscured the merits of the miners' case and had alienated that sympathy, The Government had public opinion behind it in the present steps it was taking. He agreed with Mr. Henderson's condemnation of the article in the "British Gazette.
The Home Secretary, intervening, said that he had not read the article} until "that moment but he would' convey the Opposition views to the editor. The paper had been published ina great hurry, The Government did not desire to use it for} propaganda purpose:
My. Lloyd George accepted this but asked for complete impartiality in regard to the views of all parties. It could not be for absence of space, because a whole paragraph to-day was devoted to monkeys and bearded lizards. Stopping the press a very foolish thi The Liberals, their leader deci ed, would not' oppose the regulations.
Mr, J. H. Thomas, former Labour Colonial Secretary, stated that the General Council of the Trade Union Congress in a counter news-bulletin had repudiated emphatically that, the Government was being—chal-Jenged and had instructed repudiation of any one inciting or suggesting insubordination or mutiny by the troops or the sailors. Labour! desired to make it an industrial dispute.
Dr. Haden Guest (Labour), urging' resumption of negotiations, express-a fear that some rash, ill-considered action by hotheads might} precipitate a catastrophe.
Mr. John Bromley (Labour), the enzinemen's leader, admitted that if all the Government resources were brought to bear they would be bound to be defeated, but it would net be this week, next week or the week after. He paid tribute to the peace efforts of the Prime Minister, who, be said, at the last moment Thad been swayed by "sinister hand:
Sir Edward fife (Conservative),
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