§ MR. BROOKFIELD (Sussex, Rye)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he has any information as to a number of persons, formerly serving in Her Majesty's Army, being about to proceed to Chicago to take part in a military tournament in connection with the "World's Fair"; whether they will wear any distinctive British uniform; and whether they will do this entirely at their own discretion, or under any restrictions, or with any definite understanding with the Military Authorities at home?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANApplications have been received from certain pensioners for leave to accept an engagement in connection with a military tournament at Chicago, and this has been given. It would be useless to impose 329 any condition as to the uniform to be worn, because any such condition would be easily evaded by the adoption of some small difference; besides which fact, there are a number of discharged soldiers engaged in the same enterprise, and these men would be perfectly free from our control in every respect.