We write before the debate on the prorogation of Parliament,
but we sincerely trust it will be made an opportunity for drawing the attention of the House of Commons to the Duke of Northumberland's speech. That speech concerns the House in a special degree. The Miners' Executive indicted by the Duke as guilty of treason and sedition is a small body and the names of its members are public property. One of the members
composing that body is a member of the House of Commons, Mr. Duncan Graham. Therefore Mr. Graham, unless he clearly dissociates himself from his colleagues, comes under the Duke's accusation of having committed the most serious and grievous of crimes, treason and sedition, to his country. The Duke of Northumberland's accusation is, of course, not proof. We hold, however, and Parliament, in our opinion, ought to hold,
that when such an accusation is made by a member of the Upper House directly involving a member of the House of Commons, and is, moreover, made in a Committee Room of that House, it is the duty of the Commons to give the matter their most serious consideration. The member involved must surely
be required in the general interests of Parliament to take action against the Duke of Northumberland, and force him either to apologize and withdraw hie atom/ion, or to prove it. Mr. Thomas very properly has brought an action against the Com- munist for a charge brought against him from another direction.
