§ Colonel WEDGWOOD(by private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he has seen the translation of a document which is being sent to Russian officers in England who are now being called up by Admiral Koltchak in these terms: "General-Lieutenant Ermoloff asks you urgently to communicate with him if you wish to be introduced to Her Majesty the Empress Marie Fedorovna. The introduction will take place on a date and at an hour which will be fixed by the Prince Dolgoruki, who is in attendance on Her Majesty"; whether such a document does not indicate that Admiral Koltchak is fighting for the restoration of Czarism, and is this the policy of His Majesty's Government in supporting that officer?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWMy hon. and gallant Friend has furnished me with a copy of the document referred to, which I had not previously seen. There appears to be no sufficient reason why Russian officers now in England who had previously served in the Imperial Army should not, if they so desire, be introduced to the ex-Empress during her brief stay in this country, and I am unable to trace any connection between such an act of courtesy and the policy of Admiral Koltchak.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODDoes not the right hon. Gentleman appreciate that if these officers are asked to meet the Empress it means that they are to be brought into the Royalist schemes? [HON. MEMBERS: "No."]
§ Mr. BONAR LAWI think my hon. and gallant Friend's inferences are very far fetched indeed.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODWe will see about that.