§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Home Secretary if he is aware that three brothers, named Tom Allen, Peter Allen, and James Allen, are in prison as conscientious objectors, and that they have all completed, or nearly completed, two years' imprisonment; is he aware that all these men are willing to take up work of national importance; and, in view of the fact that they have proved the genuineness of their conscientious objection by submitting to this long term of imprisonment, whether he can see his way to have them released for some useful work?
§ Sir G. CAVEThese three men appeared before the Central Tribunal, but failed to satisfy the tribunal that they had any real conscientious objection to military service. This being so, I have no authority to release them or to interfere in any way in the case.