§ 9. Mr. LYNCHasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, recognising that Auguste Rodin stands as a world figure in the domain of art and in view of the fact that one of his masterpieces adorns the precincts of the Houses of Parliament, he will arrange for a special mission to Paris on the occasion of his funeral in order to honour his memory and to bear homage to the greatness of French art?
§ Mr. LYNCHMay I appeal to the right hon. Gentleman as a fellow worshipper in Art? This is an important occasion, for will not Rodin figure among the great ones of Art from Praxiteles to Carpeaux, in passing through Michael Angelo?
Mr. BALFOURI entirely agree with the hon. Member's estimate of M. Rodin's genius, and it is for that reason that I was sympathetic.
§ Mr. DENMANWill the Minister of Munitions represent British art on this occasion, as he is already in Paris?