Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-21
DILLON SUSPENDED.
For Using a Swear Word at
Sec. Chamberlain.
Called Him Liar and Emphasized Il
With An Oath.
Suspended for a Week Amid Most In
tense Excitement.

London, March 20.-One of the live
Hest scenes witnessed in the House
of Commons since the palmiest days
of the Irish Nationalists, ended, this
afternoon, with the suspension of John
Dillon.
During the discussion of the South
African affairs, the Liberal leader, Sir
Henry Campbell- Zimmerman, vigorous
ly protested against the governments
conduct in uttering malignant SLAM
ders" in calling the Liberals pro
Beers" These ISLANDERS, Sir Henry
said, were used for party purposes. The
speaker proceeded to give bitter de-
tailed criticism of the governments
treatment of the Beers and it's mis-
calculations, declaring that the honor
and interests of the country were just
as dear to the Liberals as to the most
supercilious defender of the govern
ment's policy and the Liberals would
continue to protest in the name of
the righteous and generous traditions
of the natien against the methods of
the government.
The colonial secretary. Mr., Chamber
lain, in the course of an equally in
cisive reply, said he desired to DELHI
erately accuse Sir Henry Campbell
Zimmerman of losing no opportunity
for slandering his countrymen, the
soldiers and the government. Conse-
quently, the malignant ISLANDERS. had
come from the opposite side.
The Speaker (Sir William Court Gull
ly) here interviewed and declared that
the term malignant SANDER" was I'M
parliamentary.
Both Sir Henry CAMPBELL Banner
man and Mr.. Chamberlain thereupon
withdrew the words amid cheers.
Mr.. Chamberlain, proceeding, re-
ferred to the Beers who are fighting on
the British side, when John Dillon
Qrish NationalisD interjected: They
are traitors upon which Mr.. Cham
berlain retorted:
THE honorable gentleman is good
judge of traitors
A scene of great confusion ensued.
When order was partially restored, Mr..
Dillon demanded ruling on Mr..
Chamberlain's word.
The Speaker said: IAN honorable
member spoke of soldiers serving I'M
der the British flag as traitors. l dep
recated the interruption and 1 depre-
Cdteu the TelOTl VI the OlHeT lflei1DeT.
Mr.. Dillon then said
Il will tell the right honorable men,
Der 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 latter
said:
II will not Withdraw"
Then l must name YOU" said the
Speaker.
The government leader, A. j. Balfour,
then said:
Il beg to- move that Mr.. Dillon be
suspended from service in the House."
The motion was carried by 243 to As
votes.
Mr.. Dillon Immediately by direction
of the Speaker, left the House. amidst
wild Nationalist cheers, and Mr.. Cham
berlain resumed his speech.
Mr.. billions suspension under the
present rules cannot exceed a week.
His offence would have been much
more severely dealt with had the new
rules been in force.
The election of Mr.. Dillon did not serve
to clear the atmosphere and the remain
der of the debate was filled with personal
illusions and unpleasant exchanges, the
nature of which weuld have excited COM
ment had they not been discounted by the
first explosion. David Lloyd-George,
Welch Nationalists) bitterly attacked
the government. drawing a narrowing
picture of the conditions in South Africa
and charged the war office with pigeon
holding important information.
Sir Charles Cayser, Conservative. inter-
rupted Mr.. .Lloyd-George, saying the
speaker was playing to the pro-Boers,
whereupon Mr.. Lloyd-George character
lied the interruption as IAN insolent re-
mark"
This caused confusion in the House and
cries of Withdraw" John Redmond,
Qeader of the Irish party in the House of
Commons) appealed to the Chair and Sir
Charles reluctantly withdrew his state
ment
w. X. Plummer, Conservative, and Mr..
Redmond then had an alteration and af
ter more disorder Mr.. Lloyd-George sue
ceeded in finishing with the remark that
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