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The House of Commons debate on the riotixg on 15th
t rch, enpbaoised these points. The matter wan
raised on the notion of adjournment by L. T. Void who
said that the disturbances was not confined to the
places where, meoting n were being heldl that a large
number of people attacked disclaimed all sympathy with
the ßocrs, the mobs were ucu4 ly drunk and =any
disturbances organised.
(1)
The Liberal opeakoro
referred especially to.. the part played by nownpapero
in inciting note by publishing details Qf meetings
or lottern from jingoes. The Government was not
cympathatic to the victims of riots, - the Homo
Secretary inferred that the victims not the jinCaeo
ware responsible for the trouble.
(2)
'hin reflected
the genoral Con3orvativo opinion which drew a very Sinn
line between breaking up neetingn and phynioally,
attacking individuals, - "The pople of England have
not the right to smash the windows or hroak the heads of
those piffling treason mongers, but they havo the right
(1) H nom, Vol 80, col. 91O at ca q.
(2) Imo, Vol 81, col. 691.