HC Deb 18 June 1906 vol 158 c1353
CAPTAIN CRAIG

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the fact that a number of circulars have been recently posted in prominent places throughout the North of Ireland calling upon Irishmen to refrain from joining the Army, Navy, or Police forces; and if any steps have been taken to trace the source from which these circulars emanate.

MR. HALDANE

My attention has been drawn to the matters alluded to, and I am not impressed with their importance.

SIR WILFRID LAWSON (Cumberland, Cockermouth)

Is it an offence in law to advise a man not to go into the Army?

MR. HALDANE

I cannot say.