THE
GOVERNMENT AND
THE PRESS. JOURNALISTS AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
INTERESTING DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS.
In the House of Commons on March 11th-as briefly reported in our cable columns at the time-a discussion took place on the connection of the Govern ment with the Press.
Replying to a question by Mr. Austin
THE
tions required I shall be very pleased to give them in the debate this afternoon, but I propose to wait until I have beard what bon, and right hon. gentlemen have te say before replying. (Cheers.)
DIMINISHED CONFIDENCE,
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 28RD, 1918.
DUTY DISCHARGED WITH PATRIOTISM.
you want.
A RIGID AND NARROW RULE OF THE WAR
OFFICE BROKEN DOWN..
THE FLYING CORPS.
The drenched musangeless homing pigeon is a bird of ill-omen."
We were standing in the pigeon loft, about 12ft. by 10ft, with Bity or more carrier pigeons fluttering round us, mora interested than disturbed by our invasión of their quarters, writes Mr. G. D. Knox, a special correspondent with the French ffcet. The officer in charge of the hydro s plane station had been explaining to us the work that is demanded of the car- rier
and then, when it happened, to say, Seo arbitrary will of the Government, but men of that type before Lord Northcliffe what we have done. Mr Labouchere which is the result and the proper and is a man who excites very violent pre THE HYDROPLANE PIGEON POSI. had often told him with chackling satis legitimate result of the patriotic dis judices. Men of any personality Ben- faction of big successes in that way. The charge of obligations felt in all quarternerally do But, at any rate, from the influence of the Press he regretted to of the House-undoubtedly the Press point of view of news organisation he is bove to say it was ridiculously over became for the time being, or seemed likely man of genius That is not an extra- Mr. Chamberlain said that by recent estimated and exaggerated. There were to become, the most natural and approvagant phrase to use about him. He is oventa for which a scetion of the Press papers which did exercise influence, and prate organ for outside discussion and one of the greatest news organisers in the whole world Is not that exactly what only had besa responsible (hear, hear) | properly so, say, in London, The Daily comment,
the confidence which the public placed 'el graph, and outside, Londen, the in the Press had been greatly and seri| Scotsmen, the Glasgow Herald, the Fork. ously diminished. (Cheers) He re shire Post, the Manchester Guardian, gretted that only less than the loss of the Birmingham Daily Post. The reason fufluence by the House of Commons--for was that these papers had independent the influence of the Press-free, cultors, men of judgment and character deavour to answer, as concisely as I can, independent, and responsible Presan But in London nearly every paper now
only of second importance
was directed by the proprietor and needs influence of the House of Commons itself. must when the proprietor drives
when he had seen these campaigns say os Sir W. Robertson or Lord Jellicoe, that bad it not been for the exertions of such men, the Germans would have been in Fleet-street by now. (They are "') He meant the hostile and openly-avowed Germans. He was not, however, very much impressed when to me ven in cell
Chamberlain,
Mr. Lloyd George said: I will en
the two or three points with reference to the Press relations with the Government which have been recently raised. There
to the
On the whole, I am not going to bring any railing accusation against the Press
Take the case of Lord Beaverbrook,
the cas of the country I think the Press his There is no doubt at all about the success patriotism, that it has never in any con- very remarkable piece of work. He was the plane. Each bird has tied to its leg a discharged its duty during the war with of his Canadian propaganda. It is a pigeon in connection with the hydro- spicuous or important instances given first man to break down the War Office little aluminium curtridge that is about away confidential information; and with rule against singling out particular units the length of the cap of a stylographic regard to the great bulk of our journals for recognition of their valour in the pen, and about balf as wide across. they have been conducted in the same field. He was only able to do it because When the hydroplane goes out it takes have deted and spoken, and have been pressure of the Canadian Government pilot looks on the pigeon ne one of his silent during the conduct of the war behind him. The War Office was resolute best friends. If he has news of urgency Hear, hear) Undoubtedly the fastsly opposed to unming any particular unit. to send back to his base, or if he himself stated by Mr. Chamberlain do not admit of question; undoubtedly there have been on particular occasions, with regard to articular persons, an organised cum- often apparently with special means of paign conducted with great assiduity,
are two Minister, who, when they joined of the statement the Prime Minister hanghter:) He had sometimes thought, spirit in which a great bulk of our people they were Canadian units, and he had the two of these birds en board; and the
the Government, had control of news papers, Teaverbrook Lord Northcliffe holds no: Ministerial office. 1 will state later what his position is. In every great Allied country America, France, and Italy there are journalists and newspaper pra
He did not undervalue the importance
The principles were estis just made.
Lord Rothermere and Lord factory, but the right hon. gentleman was not to be under any misapprehension as to the effect which they would produce, There had been too much coincidence. He took it as pure coincidence that certain, papers attacked particulare
I am
Mr. Asquith Not the War Office, the is in distress, ho scribbles a note, puts generals,
it in the aluminium cartridge, and sends Mr. Lloyd George: Yes, that is $0. off the pigeon. The bird alights on a There was oficial military opposition to carefully balanced platform, and, is at heroic things in the field for special men- to summon to attendant, nad the wessage singling out battalions who had done once entrapped. Its weight rings a bell
a good deal from that? (Cheers) Does of the officers in charge of the station.
prietors who hold high offices in the Gov-vants of the Government; thut shortly papers raised ono eye to heaven in self information; for the overthrow or removal tion. Does anyone doubt that we suffered is taken from it and delivered to oco erpment of their respective countries, and afterwards the Government found it righteous indignation, and kept the of particular servants of the Sinte if it is suggested that owners and I am impossible to continue these servants in other on the main chance. Some of them not complaining, and never shall con- anyone doubt now that the breaking down It is rare that a pilot of a hydroplane not aware it is-or editors of newspapers the offices they held; that one of these to be inspired by the querulous plain, of procedure of that kind directed of that rigid and narrow rule has had a bus not time to write a note indicating phip or profession from holding Minis.the Prime Minister, which he (Mr. their own game. They knew that the of une or another of the two Houses of moral and enthusiasm of the troops? desperate, however, he might find it in challenge that contention; but the rule contrary certainly to the practice and Northcliffe Press conducted a campaign | Parliament, and who upon the floor of Lord Beaverbrook, too, was the first man possible to do more than free the pigeon;
gentlemen addressed a public letter to
Chamberlain) should have thought was
principles of the honourable traditiona of confidence which prevailed in public life to have published at all, in which
of the Prime Minister he combined an equally insolent and offensive criticism
of
Government found it impossible to retain in their office those who had been specially attacked, while those who had been associated with the attacks soon after found themselves on their individual Government in particular offices Thrt merits alone indispensable to the was coincidence but it was very unfortunate coincidence, because it bred suspicion.
ness of disappointed rivals beaton at
::
against politicians, men who are members
good deal to do with keeping up the his exact position
If his plight is
and it is for this reason, na the officer homing pigeon is a bird of ill-omen, and explained to us, that the messageless is significant of the fact that the pilot has had the misfortune to have his hydroż paine sunk, or has been unable to spare his message
AN EVERY DAY INCIDENT,
are disqualified by reason of their owner.
terial positions in this country, I must
of insult and slander against Mr. the House here and in another place can to utilise the cinema for propaganda pur. which applies to all company directors
Asquith. That was
was deplorable and defend themselves, and who can give gone without any expense to the Canadian poses, and he did it go well that it was and professional men joining the Govern-
detestable. He sometimes wished that reasons for their conduct intelligibly to Government. Our prapaganda, costing I ment must be applicable also to new
they could have the men who wrote such their fellow members and their country- dare not tell the House how much, never paper men, und as soon as the two Minis with an insolent and offensive patronaB articles produced, and put by the side I men.. I do not complain of that. It is There is no doubt Lord Beaverbrook has the few minutes necessary to scribble off
achieved anything like the same resulta ters were appointed thog, gave up all
of the men aasailed. (Heas, bear) Then very unpleasant thing, and sometimes I flair for this kind of work, and has direction of their papers. (Laughter and
they could judge who had rendered the think it is a very unjust thing, but we already achieved great results by it. cheers.) As to the Atness of these gentle the Prime Minister's colleagues. The greater service to the country, and which can take care of ourselves, or at least we Since the appointment I have seen men The hydroplanes usually go up three.
was more like a thinly disguised Bolo" ought to be able to do so. What is in the who came to me and criticised it. 1 said men for their offices, they are both men
(Laughter.) But there were other papers highest degree reprehensible is this kind to them, Would you mind giving the at a times and the mechanics run the of exceptional ability. One of them,
who conducted a quite similar vendetta of campaign directed not against politi name of anyone who could do it better machines to the starting platform. Lord Rothermere, had already reorgane
against the present Prime Ministercians but against those who are serving have never had an answer up to the When all was ready, the bombs were ut ed an important department of the War
Some of them, pretending to be writing the State is soldiers and sailors in posi present. After all, the business of the tached: and this was the first time during Ofice, which had previously been criticis
open letters to him, had openly tions of public responsibility of a most heat of the Governicent is to find the best our visit to the fact that we were ab instance of the House of Commons, His
had been said in private conversition be supposed that these great servants of ed by two committees appointed at the
boasted of quoting or misquoting what arduous, kind. (Hear, hear It would man, without regard to any prejudice to close quarters with definite preparations
be the worst possible example if it could carry out any war work... (Hear, hear.) | for attacking the enemy, t administration of that department,
Those who could stop to such methods the State who are unable to defend them which Governments ought or ought not by an instrument when he is mi a favour-
I am quite willing to discuss the stage at according to the testimony of the Secre
need not lecture other people on the cives could not always rely with the most to be associated with the Press, but I am
The observer on the hydroplane knows try of State, had been an unqualified
propriety of conduct. It was not right absolute confidence upon the loyal sup- absolutely certain that this is not the first.
unla position to drop his bombs, and success The other Minister, Lord Beaver. brook, had, at the request of, und on
alf the Canadian Government, the Press were always important. There man of soldier or sailor-should be kit enperiors. (Hear, hear.) 1 only say that with the Press. It is inevitable. In the will take him away from the shock of the The relations of the Government with that the fate of any public man-states port of those who are their oficial | Government which has bad association if he is low down over the submarine, be always hopes that the speed of his engines. organised Canadian propagando, which was a censorship, and prosecutions had in the bands of papers to conducted, nor for the purpose of leading to my conclud United States of America it is a recon is explosion before it has time to reach him. is acknowledged to be most successful, sometimes occurred. It was not possible was it right that such papers should ing observation. I am not making any ed thing that the head of the State should
The pilots gave the signal to let go " perhaps the most successing piece of work that a Minister, recognized as great colice, prinsence in any degree, the criticism of a personal kind, but I do regularly see the topresentatives of the and the hydroplanes slid Sently down of this kind on the Allied side. When, paper proprietor, should remain a policy of any Administration worthy of think, and I say this with all sincerity mos important newspapers in the coun-
their for Jansons of health, some time ago, Lord Minister if there was any question of the the name of Government (Cheers.) and with friendly sincerity to the Govern- try. I quite agree with everything that The propeliers were revolving, and era inclined planes on to the water. Colonel C Lowther protested ngainst ment that in the abnormal conditions in has been said about attacks cither upon accelerated slightly so that the planes ran Beaverbrook intimated his desire to give prosecution of the newspaper which he
direction of Canadian pro- owned. (Hear hear.) The mere fact the contention that a man should not which we now live it is of the utmost grent officials or small efficials, upon great about half a mile, over the water, with pagania, the Prime Minister of the that some newspaper proprietors were hold high office because be happened to importance that the Government should lenders, either in the field or in depart the following wind behind them. At the Dominion urged him to reconsider his Ministers made the discharge of their bea journalist. Since when had jourbe free even from the suspicion of direct ments of the State, agree it is the end of the bay they turned. Even at the decision in a letter, which has been placed duties by the Home Secretary and othernaliam become, a synonym for criminality association with the operations of the business of the beads of departments to distance of an
mile we could hear the before me, giving the warmest recognition Ministers concerned more invidions and Mr. Hume-Williams remarked that, Press (Hear, hear.) defend them when attacks are made roar of the propellers as the engines were 20 the services, Lord Beaverbrook had difficult, and would lay their action open after all, the function of a newspaper was Let me add that I quite appreciate and
Mr. Anderson: What about honouring accelerated to take the air, At tho entered in that work, 23.3.
to the buspicion, which the Prime Miui to criticise, and he thought there was a do not deny that I myself huse acted upon the men who make the attacks? (Bear, moment of rising they were head to ster would have done well to avoid. Nar good deal of dissatisfaction in the coun: the principle that for purposes of pro- Hear.)
wind; and they circled round and round was that all. A vast amount of highly try at the thought that the proprietorpaganda, and the machinery of pro- Alr. Lloyd George: Honouring the men carried, until they reached the desired the station like the homing pigeons they As to Lord Northcliffe, he is one out confidential information reached these of a grent newspaper was going to bopaganda, Pressmen have some special
Two hours later we were to learn some-
EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION OF OUR CASE. <
some sense of proportion. Lord North-
was discharged before
"
of hundreds of great business men who newspaper owner Ministers, and it was placed in such a position that he could qualification, and 1 do not think you could who make the attacks! Do let us have height, when they set off on their patrols. in this great national emergency have placing them, as well as those serving not be legitimately expected to criticise work successful propagando in a war cliffe is now undertaking a task which thing of the continual risk that hydro Voluntarily and gratuitously given their under them, in a very invidious position the Government, because he himself members of the Press. But let there be Foreign Office. T by a clerk in the plane pilots were called on to face in which their experience specially qualifies that information the moment they re-which had been made by the Prime those who are chanction and
to say they must forget every word of turned to their newspaper offices,
A JOURNALIST ON JOURNALISTS.
services to assist the State in work for them. (Cheers.) The Government hed come to the conclusion that the import ant department of offensive and defen give warfare connected with propaganda, which the enemy have used will such deadly effect in Russia and Italy
ehrers) was far from being adequate to His task, and we had reluctantly come to make it efficient without complete rebu hampered in their proceedings by organisation of direction. The late What Dr. Johnson called needless (Laughter.) How far Government had appointed two jour scrupulosity."
Mr. S. L. Hughes Enid, sasuming it was desirable to ecaduct propaganda campaigns, the question was who were le the best men to conduct them. thought practical and experienced news
WHY APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE.
like this without enlisting in the service. belonged to it. The statement, however, an absolute watertight division between to a great newspaper proprietor for his for lunch, and the sun had become over- is the reward given every-day work. We had left the station Minister seemed to him to alter the whole important public
in that most
ost attacks upon adroirals and soldiers. That cast; a tmist mude it difficult to see more situation because he had told then that association with direct or indirect in-
is sheer nonsense. I am not sorry yo than a mile or 40. these great journalists who had accepted fluences such as persons even in a most
have had this discussion. In fact, I am the station, one of the hydroplanes was As we got back to office under the Government would dis subordinate position necessarily bays with glad we have had it, and I do hope that returning. The three hydroplanes we
teiste themselves from any control of the actual policy and proceedings of the
now these men and others may be allowed had seen going out had met heavy wen the newspapers with which they were Government itself. (Hear, hear.).
to get on with their work. (flear, hear.)ther, and had been farced to put back sonnectedIt seemed to him that this
They have got a very difficult, delicate Two of them were missing and no news and invidious task, It is very difficult had been heard of them. The station was fact ought at once to lay at rest any WEY APPOINT
for them to organise this department naturally anxious, though not unduly so, very sound principles which he laid down, may I say, of insult which has been per machines had found it impossible to ra modern Press as compared with the old, his review of the organisation of the pctually buried at them for wecks. It
elsewhere the State that they should be allowed although the Prese has now got into the now to get along with their work
_____ IN A FRENCH FORT. hands of a trust, it is not one trust. The criticisms up to the present directed
The bydroplano station lay at the edge. against Lord Northcliffe would leave the OPINIONS
of a fishing port; and the sight of the impression in the public mind that you If the Press has increased its power inport brought home to us vividly the sacri
nce that France is asking and obtaining To the novice a fishing port is always apt to give
the conclusion that it was impossible to paper men were the best, as unlikely to fill-feeling or anxiety in the country Mr. Lloyd George: I listened to all the under the incessant fire of criticism and, because it was thought probable that the
MR. ASQUITH ON THE POWER OF THE PRESS
Mr. Asquith should like to draw the nalists and a Foreign Office official to did Lord Beaverbrook and Lord North attention of the House to one or two but I would point out to him that 29 only fair, and it is in the interests of turn home and had flown to England or direct the work. Without in the leastcliffe answer to that simple condition considerations (of a general kind in disparaging their professional ability, (Laughter.) As to the former, he lind regard to the relations between the Press not one of them had the necessary experi seen allusions to Lord Beaverbrook in the and the Government of the country. In ence in the acquisition and distribution Canadian newspapers which were amaz. the first place, we have had during the of news in foreign countries. The pre-ingly frank and often libellous, but he last ten years or so a very great change
Instead of having
κόλου
Wilson's
Government. A newspaper proprietor, if
THE PRESS AS A REFLECTOR OF PUBLIQ
that
e
have
taken off
will
Gent Government supplemented their did not accept them, because he knew in the structure and organisation of the have only one great newspaper trust recent years during the war, it in very from her seafaring population. tinguished newspaper proprietors and them were true, it would only show that used to be separate and independent master mind, but that is not the case pied. I remember Mr. Gladstone once the impression of being full of derelict Lord Beaverbrook would never fail to organs have been gradually more and There is another great trust not repre saying at a private dinner party that cditors to assist. We found this qui director of propaganda because of "need more consolidated and absorbed in a very sented in any department of the Govern when there was a stand up fight between ressels: but here there was no questi insufficient to attain the desired end us
few bands.
ment, The real point is, art of gedre platform, and Press the platform general, ten or fifteen yards we passed 10. 15, or as to the number of derelicts, for every the committee could exercise no real css scrupulosity (Laughter.) He
number of newspaper proprietors to be excluded w aut ority. It was decided, therefore, to thought the attacks made upon Lord
which were derelict in the but of this I am certain-if the Pres put a man of experience in this class of Northcliffe were ridiculously overdone parute, independent, and disconnected from the government of the country? No am not sure that he was right, 20 ton vessels work in charge of the different branches He had been held up as a sinister figure units, we have got to a large extent what one can contend that they should. In take a certain line and persist in it 1 true sense of the term. They were tid to France the head of the Government is think the House may depend upon it then when the Germans attacked in
the shore; their sails had been may be called a series of megaphones of activity Lord Northcliffe, who in opere amp caith and hidden laughter) of varying degrees of range before he formed he Government that very largely they are interpreting 1014; and though the beats, as it
Owner of a newspaper which he edited addition to being a great news organiser, empire of Europe, a
their has made a special study during the war hand, a cloven hoof, and a forked tail and stridency, but to a very large extent,
public opinion than the House of hand of events in enemy countries, was invited (Laughter.) The way to approach Lord at any rate, vehicles of one and the same Foreign Secretary is one of the most dis-public opinion. They are more sensible havo lain ownerless, waiting for re of charge of that branch. He com Northcliffe was by recognising that he our journalism, conenrrently with it, and there are one or two other rowspaper mongoo & means of testing public opifion o
by side with that change in tinguished journaliste in France and Commons more watchful. They have shaco once again to put out to sea, they been boarded out, with the French sented to do so without any Ministerial was human, though he believed Lord perhaps consequential upon it, we have
Republic has treated them with really position. No man better qualifed for Northcliffe resented that suggestion, tech a great transformation in the rela about the most powerful member of the certainly from week to week, if not from overnment to act as mother-in-law, The motherly They looked to the House of Commons, when and are
derelict so far as found in the Empire and the Govern- same The are newspaper proprietors in President ser ment are grateful to him for undertakings of human nature, Lord Northeaffd editors of the past the Bayne the stinguished fournalist in the Govern Press as a whole is not interpreting very so that on the owners return they
Administration. We had a very tain line, not to be too sure
concerned; but the French Ad miralty supervises them and paints them, ing it. Derisive cheers and counter had never pretended to be a philan, Delanes, the Hills, and the Pagets would ment of my right hon. friend largely the voice of the nation, cheers.) Propaganda in all the other tropist. He was not one of those never have dreamt of laking their orders Asanith). Towards the end of his speech main, during the war the Press has play sailors of the French flect, fusiliers in the and that the boats they left, to serve as Allied countries and in Germany is con- pestilent people who pretended, to run as to what ling they would adopt from the my right hon. friend used argumented a patriotic part. (Hear hear) 1 do maripes," or as soldiers in the land regis ducted almost exclusively by experienced newspapers in order that they might capitalist who happened for the time. newspaper men, and, in spite of all the leave the world better than they found being to be the owner of the larger and which would make it impossible for news not agree with Mr. Chamberlain in one ments, are still able to earn; a livelihood inevitable prejudices which we appre.it (laughter)-people who could not be controlling number of shares in the busi Paper proprietors at any time to join the respect. I believe there is more indepen for their families on their return, hended might be excited, the Government do to see that the best way to leaveness concern. Hear hear.) Happily, he is. Jinister, wust have access to theared to acknowledge even in quarters There was one last incident in our visit eame to the conclusion that they must the world better than they found it would have still amongst us eminent editors who came information as any other Minister he derides. I hope that the House, bay had been sent to the station to take 09 to the hydroplanes. The launch which follow that example as the only means be to leave the world at once. (Renciver are preserving the best traditions of the (Hear, hear.) You cannot lay down aing cleared the air, will now procces to Press, and they will not new put upon of securing the effective presentation of laughter.) There was nothing of the their shoulders the humiliating yoke. I I rule that a man of any trade, profession,
to the harbour had a were boy in charge W of the. He had rather a depressed air, landstra and the Lord Northcliffe. After all, what was it sm stating faste which, anpalstable as or business, or a man
Let me add most emphatically that my the Government required him to do they may be, are within the cognisance of all can join a Government, but no editor Sir H. Dalziel accused the Government and, with very little questions
everybody, and I say there has been a very or journalist may join it. The whole of scandalous, neglect in not taking up from him his tale of woe. In
going out point, then, is whether the gentlemen who the question of propaganda curlier, and to sea be had found a steamer and a one object in making these and all other To collect he would not say concoct large and a very deleterious chango 1 have been chosen for these posts are fit for added that experience during the war had sailing vessel on his course. Ho h appointments to the Government is to laughter) rationnewed laughter.) the relationship of those responsible for them, there shown that the responsible editors of whistled to let them know what secure men who in my judgment, are ple to believe it. (Renewed the conduct and policy of the papera, best qualified to do the work efficiently He had been engaged in that arduous of those who own them. That being so, it Propaganda is obvious!" a job for news nowpapers outl
could be fully trusted not to he proposed to take, and the sailing for the country (Cheers.) As to the task for weare with varying success, is chvious that one practical result fellow-paper men. I think both the late and the revent curuation wae, absolutely man the rest: confidential information. (Hear, vessel, to defence of all the rules of son attacks on admirals and tion of Minister of Propaganda. using the word in any offensive sense to the recovery largely for reasons to have a surreptitious alliance between that before he knew where he was he had great a reluctance to use newspaper men Lord H. Cecil said people did not want and changed her course with the result generais, I have already stated, in this (Laughter.) *
manipulate the Press in these days which have become quite obvious. The the Press and the Government for the had bis wireless apparatus carried away- House that the charge is untrue; sad as When they came to the influence sus dealing with a comparatively small nun moment you make an appointment there purpose of manipulating public opinion. As we came to port he was still sadly to the suggestions which have been winde posed to be exercised by the Press overber of independent persons, and it is a is a great outery, and you are charged They wished the Fress to be in a genuine thinking of the interview he would have that an out of my son had inspired the Cabinet, well, the era of the matter of elementary strategy or rather, with picking e political supporter. We, sense a free Press, and the Government with the admiral of the port; but the paragraphsnacking admirals and Government were very often mistaken of tactics, and that is a much easier opera therefore, rather shrank from generals I have thoroughly investigated They said Look at the Northcliffe tion than it would be if you had a scatter appointments.
thesesible only to Farliament rent, sport bad been reported for duty on the an independent Government, respon greater cause of his surrow was that his bat matter, and have no hesitation in Press, which attacked certain indiviert number: As my hon. friend has said, take. I knew there would be a row, but much censorship of the Press He ing whether the broken wireless or his think that was a me Mr. T M. Healy said there was too following day, and and he was wonder- saying that the toputation is absolutely duals, and then these individuals went it is quite true that in the compulsory absolutely certain it is worth facing thought there was no reasonable ground possible absence from the scene of action without foundation and constitutes a ander." It was a very old art of the silence or relative of the House of Con- for I can see now, when you have these gross injustice to an ablo civil servant. Press to find out what was going to mons during the war ellenge with has men actually working at it where it is of complaint against the appointment of would not seriously impair the efficients, Should there be any further explana- bappen, to advocate it, insist upon it, not been imposed upon the House by the we have gone wrong through not having these three noble lords.
of the French fleet.
our cons in Allied, neutral,
grateful and comforting" cant about
it
ever was in days gone by..
and
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You are
of no
dence among journalists than he was pre-
at business business
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