§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Home Secretary whether the Salford police, acting on instructions received from the Home Office, visited the premises of the National Labour Press, at 30, Blackfriars Street, Manchester, on 26th April and seized copies of two publications, one "An Open Letter to Lloyd George" and the other "The Mesopotamia Scandal"; why this action was taken in regard to these two publications, seeing that they were published many months ago, and have run to two or three editions in each case; and in what respect these publications infringe the Defence of the Realm Act Regulations?
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§ Sir G. CAVEThese publications were seized because they contained passages which contravened the Defence of the Realm Regulations. Copies of the same publications have been previously seized and destroyed. I cannot undertake to quote the infringing passages, especially as they may be the subject of legal proceedings.