Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25
SakIatvaIa Suddenly Returns
From Prison to Plead
Russian Cause.
MOTION TO END TRADE
ACCORD STIRS DEBATE
Subversive Political Activities
Charged to Moscow--Lloyd George
Opposes Proposed Action.

by tnH ANSOCIdlcu tFPSS.
LONDON. June 2o.-Persistent in
terruption by Labor members today
during the course Of debate on a
motion to revoke the British trade
agreement with Soviet Russia result
ed In suspension of the sitting by
Deputy Speaker Hope, who was pre-
siding.
The Tahorites became turbulent
during a speech by Sir Austen Cham
berlain in which he discussed the
question of Russian gold being sent
to England to aid the striking miners.
He said that he could not see any
difference between money being sent
directly by the Soviet government and
money collected by compulslon from
Russian WOrkmen and RENTED III
breach of, or by special exceptions to,
the Soviet law regarding the export
of funds.
LabOrites Shout Protests.
Those in the Laborite back benches
frequently Interrupted with such cries
as starving miners" The deputy
speaker interviewed several times and
secured quiet temporarily.
The real storm, however, broke
when Mitchell Eankes. another Con
servative member. was called on to
speak.
The I.aborite member Nardy Jones.
on a point of order, protested that
there were 80 British miners in the
House and that not one had been
asked to give his view. Deputy
Speaker Hope replied that Mr.. Banlles
was a spokesman for the Conserva-
tives. who had initiated the debate.
Iproar browns Speech.
The Laborites would have none of
this explanation and there was con
siderable shouting in which Jack
Jones, long prominent in disturbances
in the House, took a part by waving
his arms and crying. "Curfew shall
not ring tonight
Mr.. BankeS tried to speak amidst
the uproar, but after five minutes of
futile efforts the deputy speaker sus
pended the sitting and the members
left the House.
The debate was featured by the sud
den appearance of the Communist
member Saklatvala. who came straight
TO the house from prison. where he
had served a term as an outcome of
a speech made in Hyde Park just
before the recent general strike. He
had elected TO go to prison rather
than to provide securities to keep the
peace. His term on the charge of
making a seditious address expired
this afternoon. He took his seat on
the Labor benches amid loud Labor
cheers.
Baldwin Blocks Vote.
The motion for the debate was made
by Oliver Locker LampSon of Birming-
ham. 1t provided that this house
condemn the subversive political ac-
tivities in this country of Soviet or
CARNATIONS admitted for purposes of
trade, and is of the opinion that the
trade agreement with the Soviet gov
ernment ought to be terminated by
his majesty's government"
Premier Baldwin previously had
made clear that the government. while
permitting debate. would not allow a
vote to be taken on the motion.
Mr.. Locker Lampson said that
when the Labor government came
into office under Ramsay Macdonald
1t opened it's arms to rather CORY
embrace with the Bolsheviks and de-
cided to recognize an administra-
ton which was dedicated to our
destruction and fed on the plunder
of our nationals"
Charges Abuses to Soviet.
He declared that the Soviet gov
ernment had lost no opportunity to
abuse its diplomatic rights and, un-
der the claim of friendship, to stab
Great Britain in the back.
Our enemies do not, as of old
use steel, but gold" said the Con-
servative member, who added that
there would not be a Communist
party in England today worth the
name if it were not suckled ''on
Soviet ShekelS.
Arthur Ponsonby. who was under
secretary for foreign affairs in the
Labor government, deplored recent
speeches by Chancellor Churchill
and Lord Birkenhead, which he de-
clared contained vulgar abuse and
the cheap sneers of street corner
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