20 NOVEMBER 1936, Page 3

The Week in Parliament - Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes : Sir

John Simon was obviously at pains to key down the debate on the Public Order Bill. Throughout his speech he made no reference to Sir Oswald Mosley and used no description, more harsh, of the existence of private armies, than that they were " a serious public. nuisance." The result was that his speech aroused no enthusiasm and somewhat strengthened the belief of men like Mr. Churchill that there is no real justification for the Bill. This view, however, found little expression in the debate on the second reading, but I think more of it will be heard in the Committee stages. The only full-blooded attack came from the Independent Labour Party and Mr. Gallagher.

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