17 JULY 1920, Page 2

Mr. Churchill's speech was ingenious, and did not suffer so

much from indiscretion as did that of Mr. Montagu. Sir Aylmer. Hunter-Weston spoke well and moderately, and showed the terribly dangerous position in which General Dyer found him- self. Sir William Joynson-Hicks, who lately visited Amritsar, made a very, striking speech. He brought out well the fact that, though Mr. Montagu and his supporters might regard General Dyer as a danger, that was not the feeling on the spot. Remem- ber that General ,Dyer was made a Sikh not before but after the so-called massacre.