The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-11
CHURCHILL HAD
 BITTER BATTLE
"Blackguard', Dirty Lie" in House of Commons De-
 bate This Morning
RY IOHN PARRIS


 (UnlAed Press stafs COETespOn6ent) London. Sept. Il l-- (UP) - Prime Minister Winston Churchill defend- ed his government members against charges of sabotaging aid to the Soviet Union today amid bitter Com muniet cries of 'blackguard" and "dirty lie" in the House of Com- mona
 The debate arose when the Prime Minister defended It. Col. John T. c. Moore -Braba1on, aircraft pro. ductiAn minister, against charges by Jack Tanner, head of tho Engineers Union. that Moore -Brabazon had expressed hope Russia and Germany would destroy each other. But the shouts of dirty lle" came when Churchill accused Communist Will liam 0allacher of taking orders from . body outside this country" 0aNacher vainly demanded c withdrawal of the insulting re- mark"
 Churchill said that Moore -Braba- ron was working hard to aid Russia against Germany and was reSpon- sible for sending hundreds of Brit. ish fighter planes to the Soviet Union and he expressed regret that the minister's worlds had been con- Structed by Tanner as indicating anything else.
 Labor's Bitter Feeling
 dallacher, who was supported by Laborite Emmanuel ShinWell, asked Churchill If he were aware of the deep and bitter feeling of trade unionists in almost every factory In connection with Moore -Braba- Eoil'S statements.
 Churchill said that public versions of the statements, which had been made privately at the end of July, bore c construction that did not represent either the governments s policy or the views Of Moore Braba- Eoal.
 T happen to know what his views were, because the day Hitler att tackled Russia I told him on the telephone the line I was going to teke that night of whole-hearted support for Russia and he ex- pressed the most enthusiastic as- sent" Churchill said.
 Churchill said that the aircraft minister also emphasized the same sentiment in a public speech at ChertSey and that "he has been all the while ardently at work as ] know from personal observation sending hundreds of fighter afr craft to Russia, many of which have already got there."
 In Fullest Accord
 Therefore" he continued, "al- thangh the phrasing of what he Gaid in private gathering taken from ses context might well be miscon- Etrued, am satisfied that he was and is in the fullest acord with the policy which his majesty's gov ernment Is earnestly pursuing"
 Churchill said he was astonished that anyone should have taken the mischievous action of making sen sation of the remarks as that does uothirlg but harm to Russia as well sS&o Britain and leads to suspicion between those whose fortunes are linked together"
 He turned down Shinwell's sug. mestion that Moore -Brabazon per sanally make a statement, pointing out that he had assumed that duty He also rejected ShinwellS proposa for 8 public statement quoting Moore -BrabaZon's actual statement.
 Churchill said he was sorry that the remarks made by Moore-B -Braba. zOn had been interpreted in tht way that Tanner interpreted then and that Moore-Brabazon likewise was sorry.
 "But that was not what he meant and I am satisfied that. at the Roo of the matter, he is with us hear and soul. Otherwise I would no have appointed him." the Primo Minister said.