The long expected debate in Parliament regarding the government’s Palestine policy will probably follow tomorrow’s statement by Premier MacDonald. This is evidenced by the reply today in the House of Commons by under-secretary for the Colonies Shiels to a question by Major Nathan referring to the publication of the evidence taken by the Inquiry Commission.
While the evidence, according to the Commission’s advice, will be published, without those parts taken in camera, it is not likely that it will be published before the debate takes place. That’s a matter that the Premier may discuss tomorrow.
Parliamentary opinion on the report cuts right across party lines, writes the political correspondent of the “Morning Post.” According to him, many members fancy that the decision may be to do little for the present, at all events. They point out that there is the League of Nations inquiry into the Wailing Wall question, which is not the least of the many disturbing factors, and suggest that the ministers may take refuge in one of Snell’s reservations that the recommendations referring to the administration of the Mandate and the Balfour Declaration go beyond the terms of reference.
Many members of all parties, however, who have recently visited Palestine seem agreed that unless the government takes some action disturbances on an even greater scale than those of last August will ensue. Two unofficial committees are watching Palestine questions from opposite angles.
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