The following Question stood on the Order Paper in the name of COLONEL WEDGWOOD:44. To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies why Schwartzbad, the assassin of General Petloura, was recently refused admission to Palestine?
§ Colonel WEDGWOODOn a point of Order. I want to draw attention to the fact that a very vital word of this question has been altered. I alluded to Schwartzbad by the impartial term, "the slayer of General Petloura," and that has been altered in the question to a word which implies a certain amount of moral blame which neither I nor this House, I feel certain, would care to apply to Schwartzbad for an act for which he was unanimously acquitted.
§ Mr. AMERYThe decision in such matters rests with the High Commissioner for Palestine, who, in October last, asked that a visa should be withheld. I am not aware of the reasons for this request.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODWill the right hon. Gentleman find out whether it was on account of his execution of Petloura, or whether it was on account of his being simply surplus to the quota?