The demand was made on the floor of the House of Commons today that the Palestine Government investigate the means by which Arab brigands who have been active of late have been able to obtain rifles.
Col. Josiah Wedgwood, labor Member of Parliament, made the request. Colonial Secretary J. H. Thomas refused to comply, stating that the Palestine authorities are fully alive to the importance of tracing arms smuggling, no matter which section of the population was suspected.
Arab brigands armed with rifles recently killed a Jewish police sergeant. The band which was being hunted by Palestine police engaged in a pitched battle with them in the Gilboa hills as a result of which one British constable and five Arabs were killed.
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