Mr. Asquith, who moved that the House should ad- journ
till Tuesday, October 24th, briefly expressed the indebtedness of the nation to all who had contributed to the establishment of peace, and appealed to all parties to allow the work of the Commission to proceed without recriminations. The great point to-day was to make the settlement effective. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who followed, spoke moderately and optimistically on the settlement, but suddenly launched out into a vehement attack on Mr. Churchill and the Home Office, which "had played the most diabolical part in all this unrest." In particular he con- demned the Home Secretary for his fussy interference, for issuing strike bulletins—which were prejudiced, ill-informed, inaccurate, and self-advertising—and for drafting troops into districts where they were not wanted or asked for.
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