§ 36. Sir HENRY CRAIKasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that a pamphlet emanating from a German source in New York, and purporting to give an account of diplomatic action in Belgium, which attributes treacherous action to this country and to our Allies, is being distributed, through the English Post Office, throughout this country; and whether steps will be taken to prevent the dissemination by such agency of literature of such a kind?
§ Mr. McKENNAMy right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. I am aware that the German agencies have been making great efforts to introduce into this country pamphlets of the same nature as that referred to in the question. The pamphlets in question probably do little harm in this country, where the true facts are generally known, and my information is that even in neutral countries their effect is now the reverse of what their authors intended. It has not hitherto been considered necessary to establish a censorship on postal matter coming from the United States, and to do so would involve an enormous addition to the censorship staff.