HC Deb 15 April 1920 vol 127 cc1814-5
27. Colonel WEDGWOOD

asked the Prime Minister whether he will have an official British representative sent to the Ruhr district in order to report on the atrocities alleged to have been committed by the Baltic troops?

Mr. BONAR LAW

I do not feel that the despatch of such a Mission as that suggested by the hon. and gallant Member would serve any useful purpose.

Colonel WEDGWOOD

Are we to understand that the method by which the Baltic troops carry out their mission in the Ruhr is of no concern to the Allies or to this Government?

Mr. BONAR LAW

It is the concern of the Allies, but we adopt in Germany, as far as possible, the policy which the hon. Member approved in Russia, and that is to interfere as little as possible.

Colonel WEDGWOOD

Why, in that case, do you always interfere with a Red terror, but never with a White terror?

Mr. BONAR LAW

The answer to that question is a denial of the fact.