§ 89. Major NEWMANasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to an article that appeared in the daily Press of the 23rd instant, purporting to forecast a policy of interference in the right of the United Kingdom to the self-determination of its political life whether under a united parliament, a union, or a federation on the part of a foreign legislature; and did this article come before the Press Censor or any similar body before publication, or are the activities of the foreign correspondents of the papers in which the article appeared exempt from their authority?
§ Sir G. CAVEI presume the hon. Member refers to an article in the "Times" on the subject of the feeling in the United States with regard to the Irish Convention. The article was submitted to the Press Bureau, but, in accordance with the announcement made by the Foreign Office in the Press on 12th December, 1915, the Press Bureau stated that the responsibility for publication must rest with the publisher.