§ Captain W. BENNasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to certain placards publicly exhibited outside a London theatre warning the public against attending any English versions of German plays or musical pieces to be produced in London during the forthcoming season; and whether, as peace is now concluded with Germany and Austria and commercial relations are bound to be resumed, they approve this kind of propaganda, which must have the effect of causing much further serious ill-feeling between the two countries and may have a very prejudicial effect upon the works of English authors and composers in Germany and Austria, several of which are being performed at the present time in those countries?
§ Mr. SHORTTI have no authority to prohibit them.