The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-21
ATHT WITH CHAMBERLAIN
Irish Member Called the ,,s,.... Secretary aLiar.
Sir Henry Campbell-1,annerman Starts the Trouble by Protesting Against Being Called
 . ~Pno-1oer.'

London, March 2e.--One of the iivliest 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. Dur ing the discussion of the South African affairs. the Liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, vigorously protest ed 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 govern ment which had been going from blunder to blunder claimed immunity from criti- cism and if this continued, it would fol- low "the precedent of the evil days of the American war" The speaker proceed ed give a bitter, detailed criticism of the governments treatment of the Boers and its miscalculation declaring that the honor and interests of the country were just as dear to the Liberals as to the most strenuous defender of the government policy. And the Liberals would continue to protest in the name of the righteous and generous traditions of the nation aaginst the methods of the. goverpment. 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 govern nnent Consequently the malignant islanders" had come from the opposition side.
 The speaker. Sir William Court Gully here iftervened and declared that the term malignant slander" was unparlia- rnentary Both Sir Henry Campbeiis Zimmerman and MT. Chamberlain there- upon withdrew the words amid cheers,
 Mir. Chamberlain proceeding, referred to the Boers who are fighting the British side when John Dillon urish NationaiisD interjected They are traitors" on which MT. Chamberlain retorted The honorable gentleman is a good judge of traitors. " scene of great confusion ensued. Then order was partially restored and MT. Dil- lon demanded ruling on MT. Chamber lain's words.
 The. sneaker said: An honorable mem Der spoke of soldiers serving under the British flag as traitors. l deprecated the interruption, and deprecated the retort of the other member
 Mir. Dillon then said:
 "I will tell the right honorable gentle man he is a damned liar"
 dead silence followed this remark Such unparliamentary language seemed to stun the House. The speaker invited Mir. Dillon to withdraw the expression, hut the latter said: II will not with draw"
 .1rhen must name you" said the speaker.
 The Government leader, A. J. Balfour, then said: q beg to move that Mir. Dil- Inn be suspended from service in the House"
 The motion was carried by PAS to 4s votes.
 MT. Dillon immediately. by direction of the Speaker left the House amid wild Nationalist cheers, and MT. Chamberlain resumed hts speech.
 Mir Dillon's suspension, under the pres ent rules, cannot exceed & week. His of fense would have been much more se- Eerely dealt with had the new rules been in force.
 The election of Mr. Dillon did not serve to clear the atmosphere. David Lloyd George. Welsh Nationalist, bitterly at tscksd the Government, drawing a har- rowing picture of the conditions in South Africa and charged the War Office with pigeon- -holing important information. Sir Charles Cayser. Conservative, interrupted MT. Lloyd-George, saying the speaker was playing to the pro-Boers, whereupon Mir I.foyd-George cnaraclerlzeu The Il- terruption as "an insolent remark. This caused confusion in the House and cries of withdraw"
 John Redmond, leader of the Irish par ty 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 succeeded in finishing with the remark that he did not know who was responsi- ble for all the errors and incompetency in South Africa but that the men who had profited by the conditions now sat upon the Government benches.
 Mir Frederick. the Secretary of State for War, replied to MT. Lloyd-Georgs with a long defence of the War Office
 MT Frederick and Mr. Chamberlain during the discussion in the House of . Commons showed themselves to be very hopeful for the position of affairs in South Africa.
 Mir. Chamberlain estimated there were still 5000 fighting BoerS in the field. This optimism is rather offset by the fact that the Government has again telegraphed Australia inviting that commonwealth tC send 1000 more men to South Africa.