Home Office

Part of Orders of the Day — Supply. – in the House of Commons at on 16 July 1935.

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Photo of Mr Edward Mallalieu Mr Edward Mallalieu , Colne Valley

That is not the case here. The hon. Member assumes that the leaflets in question were abhorrent to the crowd present at the display. During the whole afternoon they had good-naturedly received these leaflets, perhaps tearing them up. Except in the one case of this man who threw them into the air there was no sort of feeling displayed by the crowd which would have justified any action by the police. I am informed that the man who threw the leaflets into the air did the same thing the year before. One man creates a disturbance and the police at once assume that the distributors of the leaflets are the cause. I hope that this incident will be carefully considered by the Home Secretary, who is not one of those who are inveterate and incorrigible whitewashers of subordinates. I hope he will do what he can to see that this unfortunate impression is not allowed to continue.