On the 24th Mr.L.S.

Amery made a speech which infuriated the Radicals and Labour members, but the speaker, as was his intention, made them quite as angry with the Government as with himself.

The cause of offence was that the Government was thought to have allowed itself to be coerced by the soldiers, while the latter had been allowed to make their obedience to orders contingent on a bargain struck with the Government.

This aspect of the case was forcibly argued by Mr.J.Ward, the Labour member for Stoke, in a speech greatly admired by enthusiasts for "democratic" principles.

Although Mr.
Ward's invective was mainly directed against the Unionist Opposition, the latter listened to it with secret pleasure, perceiving that it was in reality more damaging to the Government than to themselves, since Ministers were forced into an attitude of defence against their own usually docile supporters.