§ 1 Colonel Sir C. YATEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the statements made in America by an Indian revolutionary, described in the Press as Mr. T. N. Ghose, director of the American commission to promote self-government in India; if he can state what steps are being taken to prevent the dissemination in America of calumnies 1242 on British rule in India and the interference of American citizens in the affairs of a friendly nation?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Cecil Harmsworth)The reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. My hon. and gallant Friend will realise that it is not possible for His Majesty's Government to influence the views expressed by newspapers or individuals in foreign countries with regard to conditions in any part of the British Empire, but every endeavour is made to secure that correct information shall be available to all persons in the United States interested in the subject.