In the House of Lords on Tuesday Lord Forres made
a personal statement to the effect that all his dealings in Chile during the War, which Mr. McNeill had condemned, had, as a matter of fact, been approved by the Government. The Lord Chancellor pointed out that Mr. McNeill's charges, which were of " the most wounding character," had been made with the protection of privilege. He hoped that Mr. McNeil, if he were not willing to withdraw the charges, would repeat them outside the House in order that Lord Forms might have the opportunity of taking appropriate action. On Wednesday, in the House of Lords, Lord Waring also made a personal statement about Mr. McNeill's charges with regard to the reconstruction of Messrs. Waring and Gillow and with regard to Lord Waring's White City contracts. He declared that what Mr. McNeill had said was " entirely incorrect." If Mr. McNeill would repeat his statement outside the House of Commons he would at once deal with him.
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