We do not allege for a moment that dealings in
Marconi shares, undertaken, of course, before the Committee was appointed, even if proved, would be in the slightest degree dishonourable to members of the Committee, but unquestion- ably if such dealings exist they ought to have been declared, just as a judge if he is a shareholder, on however small a scale, in a company which has a suit before him makes a declaration of interest. No one thinks that this necessarily makes him unfit to try the case. Any concealment of the fact would, however, clearly make him unfit. When the Marconi business began we felt that the prevailing bad influence was want of delicacy and discretion. This no doubt remains, but it has been thrown into the background by something far worse— the amazing want of candour that has been apparent. The evil genius, Concealment, and his twin-brother, Suspicion, have cast the shadow of their wings over every act and every scene in this long-drawn-out and squalid drama.
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