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Show ATTACK 15 MADE 0ILW18E Suppression of Scottish Labor La-bor Paper Leads to Scene in House of Commons. iSpecial table by Arrangement wftb London Dally Telegraph and InteruaUona I News Service. ) LONDON, Jan. 4. David Lloyd-George, minister of munitions, was attacked in the house of commons today by Member Outhwsit, who concluded by shouting: "Get the minister of munitions to re-sipn.'' re-sipn.'' The attack occurred during a discussion of the Mipnression of the Scott ish labor raper, Forward. The paper is accused of printing" an account of Lloyd -Geortre's meeting with I he Glasgow trade union officials which, was not approved by the censor. A question as to whether the government govern-ment was considering the advisability of taking action against the London Times and the Daily Mail went unnoticed by the premier. Lloyd-George, in supporting . amendments amend-ments to the munitions bill suggested by the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, declared 1 he a the only alternative to military discipline. He eaid the alleged labor revolt was more a revolt against official trade union leaders than against the government. "For months on the Clyde." be continued, con-tinued, "there has been a stroner syndicalism syndical-ism movement trying io overthrow the official beads of i rade unionism. This movement does not represent a majority o( labor: it consists only of a minority." Official announcement was made tonight to-night ilia t "dij establishments had been pdded tn the munitions works controlled by the government. The total number of I these works is now 24.'2. |