The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-21

CALLED A LIAR
Controversy About Boer War
Precipitates Wild Scene.
OFFENDER is SUSPENDED
STAID HOUSE OF COMMONS
STARTLED BY INCIDENT.
OFFENDER is SUSPENDED
ONION, March 2o.-one of the live

7 ONDON, March 20.-One of the live
lest scenes witnessed in the house
Of commons since the palmiest
days Of the Irish NationaIists. ended
this afternoon with the suspension of
John Dillon.
During the discussion Of South Az
rican affairs, the Liberal leader. Sir
Henry Campbell Bannerman, vigorous
ly protested against the governments
conduct IN uttering malignant ISLANDERS
IN calling the Liberals pro Beers"
Inc SANDERS, Sir Henry said. were
used Tor party purposes. The govern
ment, which had been going from blum
uef 10 Diunder, claimed immunity from
cfltlclsn, and If this continued it would
follow the precedent of the evil davs
OF the American war" The speake.
proceeded to give a bitter. detailed crit
lclsm OF the governments treatment of
the bOers and its miscalculations. de-
caring that the honor and interests Of
the country were just as dear to the
Liberals as to the most supercilious de-
render of the governments policy. and
the Liberals would continue to protest
in the name Of the righteous and gen
Arous traditions of the nation against
the methods of the government
Chamberlain's Retort Ungracious.
The colonial secretary, Mr.. Chamber
lam, IN the course of an inquiry. said
ne desired TO deliberately accuse Sir
henry Campbell-Bannerma of losing
no opportunity for slandering his coun
trymen, the soldiers and the govern
ment. Consequently. the malignant
SANDERS had come from the opposition
side
The speaker. Sir Arthur Court Gully.
here interviewed and declared that the
term malignant Islander" was unpar-
liamentary. Both Sir Henry Camp
bell-BanneTman and Mr.. Chamberlain
thereupon withdrew the words amid
cheers.
Mr.. Chamberlain. proceeding. referred
to the Beers who are fighting on the
British side, when John Dillon 0rish
Nationality interjected, They are trail
tors, on which Mr.. Chamberlain re-
torted; THE honorable gentleman is
good judge of traitors"
a scene of great confusion ensued.
When order was partially restored Mr.
Dillon demanded a ruling on Mr.
Chamberlain's words.
The speaker said:
An honorable member spoke Of sol
diers serving under the British flag as
traitors. 1 deprecated the interruption
and deprecated the retort of the 9TH
er member
Uses Emphatic Epithet.
Mr.. Dillon then said: Il win tell the
right honorable member that he is a
damned liar"
A dead silence followed this remark.
Such supplementary language
seemed to stun the house.
The speaker invited Mr. Dillon to
withdraw the expression, but the lat
ter said: Il viii not Withdraw"
Then I must name YOU. said the
speaker.
The government leader. e a. J. Bal
four. then said:
Il beg TO move that Mr.. Dillon be
suspended from service in the house"
The motion was carried by PAS to 4S
votes. Mr.. Dillon, Immediately, by di-
rectiOn of the speaker, left the house
amid wild Nationalist cheers, and Mr..
Chamberlain resumed his speech.
Mr.. Dillon's suspension, under the
present rules, cannot exceed a week
His offense would have been much
more severely dealt with mad the new
rules been in force.
Does Not Quell the Storm.
Tha election of Mr. Dillon did not
serve to clear the atmosphere and the
reminder of the debate was filled
with personal illusions and unpleasant
1 exchanges, the nature Of which would
have excited comment had they not
been discounted by the first explosion.
David Lloyd-George. Welsh Nation
alist. bitterly attacked the government,
/ declaiming a narrowing picture of the
/ conditions in South Africa and charged
4 the war Office with pigeOn-hOling inn
pOrtant information. Sir Charles Gazer,
/ Conservative, interrupted Mr.. Lloyd
/ George, saying the speaker was play
/ ing to the pro-Boers Of the Beers,
whereupon Mr.. Lloyd-George charac-
/ terized the interruption as an 'msolent
remark" This caused confusion in the
house and cries Of withdraw
John Redmond, leader of the irish
party in the house. appealed to the
chair. and Sir Charles reluctantly with
drew his statement. W r. Plummer'
/ Conservative. and Mr.. Redmond then
had an alteration. and after some IN
/ terruption Lloyd George said he did moi
know who was responsible for al the
/ errors and incompetency In south Al
rica. but that the men who had prof
/ tied By these conditions now sat on inc
government bench. Mr.. Brodrlck- the
! secretary of state for war. replied q
/ Mr.. Lloyd George with q long defense
/ of the war office