§ Mr. JOHNasked the Prime Minister whether he will state the grounds upon which the publisher and the editor of the Brython newspaper are being prosecuted; 1029W whether the attention of the Government has been called to the fact that the "Observer," in last Sunday's issue, stated that the present situation in the Near East is the result of the lamentable mismangement of the Allies' chances both on the Danube and in Macedonia, and suggests that no more blunders were left to be perpetrated in the Near East; and, if so, whether the Government propose to take any action in this case?
Mr. SAMUELThe Prime Minister has asked me to reply to this question. As regards the "Brython," I am informed by the Director of Public Prosecutions that, while the police were in his opinion justified in the action taken by them, he has, in view of all the circumstances, decided not to continue the prosecution. As regards the "Observer," the answer is in the negative.