§ Mr. HOUSTONasked the Home Secretary whether he has yet received any reply from the British Ambassador at Berlin as to the expulsion of Mormon missionaries from Germany; if so, will he state the nature of the reply; if the German Government have so dealt with Mormon missionaries in Germany, does he propose to adopt similar measures in Great Britain; or, if not, whether he will introduce legislation prohibiting Mormon propaganda in Great Britain, and the nature of such legislation?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLA reply has now been received from the British Ambassador at Berlin to the effect that no special legislative measures for prohibiting or restricting Mormon propaganda have been adopted in Germany. Steps are taken by the police to expel any foreign members of the sect who may render themselves obnoxious in any way, but, as I have already stated in the House, the police in Germany have a great many powers that are not possessed by the police in this country. I am not yet in a position to state the full result of my inquiries with regard to Mormon propaganda in this country and America, but I have not so far discovered any ground for legislative action in the matter.
§ Mr. HOUSTONIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the hostility to this propaganda is growing rapidly in this country, and that in. some instances benches of magistrates are so sympathetic with the rioters that they have dismissed the complaints against them made by the police?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI think anything in the nature of rowdyism and mob action ought to be sternly suppressed by those responsible for the maintenance of the peace?