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Show HOT DEBATE IN HOUSE Methods of Dealing With Militants De-j De-j nounced hy Unionist i Member London. March 18. The methods of the government in dealing with the militant sulfragettes were discussed in heated fashion in the house of commons com-mons today. One of the Unionist members. Harold Har-old Smith, declared that the passive submission of the authorities to "hunger "hun-ger strikes" and subterfuges had brought a check to law and order ' 'It is a dlsgrae to a civilized country'." coun-try'." he added, "that women are allowed al-lowed to openly boast that they are criminally conspiring to break the law. and that nothing can deprive them of their liberty" Mr Smith turned on the home secretary sec-retary and dramatically demanded that he resign from the cablnel "You are a hopeless failure, sir.' he shouted. |