§ 50. Mr. LYNCHasked the Prime Minister whether he will state the reasons which led to the early return of the Attorney-General from the United States?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe return of my right hon. Friend the Attorney-General has not been hastened. On the contrary, he has found it possible to prolong his stay in America beyond the time which he anticipated when he sailed.
§ Mr. LYNCHMay I ask this question entirely without prejudice: Was his recall in association with the alleged interview which was published in the "Boston Post"?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI can answer entirely without prejudice that he was not recalled.
§ Mr. KINGHas the right hon. Gentleman seen the statement which was issued by the Embassy at Washington, which gave colour to the idea that he certainly was returning home in advance?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI have not seen any such statement, and I do not think any such statement was issued or exists. My information is entirely to the contrary.
§ Mr. BUTCHERAm I right in supposing that the alleged interview in the "Boston Post" was entirely fictitious?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWMy right hon. Friend has said so, and I should have thought any sane man who considered it would have known that.
§ Mr. KINGHas the right hon. Gentleman read it himself, and, if so, has he not discovered internal evidence that part of it was authentic?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI have read it myself, and I put myself in the category of sane men.