11 NOVEMBER 1916, Page 2

In the House of Commons -on Tuesday there was a

curious little outburst Of jealousy in regard to the Priam For example, Mr. Sherwell complained that the Government had developed an in- creasing tendency to take certain gentlemen representing the Press into their confidence and give them information which was denied to Parliament, while'Colonel Gretton declared that information which could be given to the -Press_ in confidence should be given also to the House in confidence. We are sorry to say that Sir Edward Carson expressed sympathy with these undignified whines. He even went so far as to say that he had a strong suspicion that the action of the Government was really an attempt to " square " the Press.