The age-herald., 1902-03-21
British House of Commons Stunned bl Use of Unpaf-
 IianGntary Language
CLASH CAME OVER POLICY
 OF ENGLAND IN BOER WAR
The Colonial Secretary Says Mr. Dillon Is Good Judge of Traitors and Is Promptly Called
 Damned Liar.

London, March 20-One of the liveliest scenes witnessed in the House of Com mons since the palmiest days of the Irish Nationalists ended this afternoon with the suspension of John Dillon.
 During the discussion of the South Af rioan affairs the Liberal leader, Sir Hen ry Campbell Zimmerman, vigorously pro- tested against the governments conduct in uttering malignant islanders" in calling the Liberals "pro-Boers. These islanders, Sir Henry said were used for party purposes. The government, which had been going from blunder to blunder, claimed immunity from criticism, and if this continued 1t would follow "the prece- dent of the evil days of the American war"
 The speaker proceeded to give a bitter, detailed criticism of the governments treatment of the Boers and it's miscalcu- lation, declaring that the honor and in- terests of the country were just as dear to the Liberals as to the most supercili- ous defender of the governments policy And the Liberals would continue to pro- test in the name of the righteous and
  the methods of the government.
 MT. Chamberlain Replied.
 The colonial secretary, MT. Chamber lain, in the course of an equally incisive reply, said he desired to deliberately ac- cuse Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman of losing no opportunity for slandering his countrymen, the soldiers and the gov ernment Consequently the malignant islanders" had come from the opposition. The speaker Sir William Gully. here intervened and declared that the term malignant islander" was unparlia- mentary. Both Sir Henry Campbell Ban herman and MT Chamberlain thereupon withdrew the words amid cheers.
 MT. Chamberain proceeding referred to the Boers who are fighting on the British side, when John Dillon Qrish National isD interjected: They are traitors" upon which MT. Chamberlain retorted: "The honorable gentleman is a good judge of traitors"
 A scene of great confusion ensued. When order was partially restored MT. Dillon demanded a ruling on MT. Cham berlains words.
 The speaker said: "An honorable mem- Der spoke of soldiers serving under the British flag as traitors. l deprecated the
 
 of the other member
 Calls Chamberlain a Liar.
 Mir. Dillon then said: T will tell the right honorable member that he is damned liar"
 A dead silence followed this remark. Such unparliamentary language seemed to stun the house.
 The speaker invited Mir. Dillon to with draw the expression, but the latter said: q will not withdraw"
 "Then I must name you," said the speaker.
 The government leader, A. J. Balfour. then said: q beg to move that MT. Dil- lon be suspended from services in the house. The motion was carried by PAS to 2S votes.
 Mir Dillon immediately, by direction of the speaker left the house amid wild Nationalist cheers and MT. Chamberlain resumed his speech.
 Mr. Dillons suspension under the pres ent rules cannot exceed a week. His of- rense would have been much more se- verely dealth with had the new rules been in force.
 Atmosphere Not Clear.
 The election of Mir. Dillon did not serve to clear the atmosphere.
 David Lloyd-George Welsh Nationalist, bitterly attacked the government. draw ing narrowing picture of the conditions in South Africa and charged the war off, flee with pigeon-holing important infor- nation
 Sir Charles Cayzer, conservative, inter- rupted Lloyd-George, saying the speaker was playing to the pro- Boers whereupon MT. Lloyd-George characterized the in- terruption 'an insolent remark" This caused confusion in the hall and cries of withdraw"
 Joe Redmond, leader of the Irish party in the House of Commons, appealed to the chair and Sir Charles reluctantly withdrew his statement.
 w. R. Hummer, Conservative. and MT. Redmond then had an altercation, and after more disorder MT Lloyd-George suc- ceeded in finishing with the remark that he did not know who was responsible for all the errors and incompetency in South Africa, but that the men who had profit ed by the conditions now sat upon the government bench.
 MT. Broderick, the secretary of state for war, replied that Mir. Lloyd-George could have used his vocal organs to better ad-