 With a working majority, Smuts presented a bill, the "Indemnity and Undesirables Special Importation Bill", to Parliament that would retrospectively make his actions legal and clear Smuts and the government of any wrongdoings.Despite the howls of protest from the two major opposition parties, his bill was passed.In Smuts' own words, "A smashing blow had to be struck at syndicalism in South Africa.