§ Mr. Samuelasked the Prime Minister whether he now has any further information as to the action of the German authorities in detaining the acting president of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain at Aachen and compelling him to strip?
§ Mr. ButlerYes, Sir. My Noble Friend much regrets the circumstances of the detention of Mr. Lawther at Aachen. His1714W Majesty's Consul-General at Cologne reported that as a result of inquiries which he had made he concluded that Mr. Lawther was picked at random from among his fellow travellers for examination.