Parliament
On Thursday, July 17th, the House of Commons comported itself with dignity when deeply insulted by a Labour Member. The question of a debate on India was raised by Mr. Brockway who, without any violence, got himself named by the Speaker as a protest against the Government's refusal to have a debate. On the motion for his suspension one of the tellers, Mr. Beckett, seized the Mace, intending apparently to dash it on the ground. His courage failed him here and he walked away with it until he found someone to relieve him of it. Mr. Brockway deserves no blame. He is respected for his enthusiasm though not for his judgment. Members, however, of all parties, particularly his own, have de- nounced Mr. Beckett scathingly, and we doubt his finding a scat in another Parliament.
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