On the breakdown of Mr. Lawson's charges we have two
observations to make. Though his withdrawals involve him in personal humiliation and discredit, that breakdown in no way settles the questions (1) whether the Marconi Agreement is a sound one, and (2) whether, all things considered, the members of the Government involved acted with that delicacy and discretion with which we have contended they ought to have acted. But though we must protest against the notion that the collapse of Mr. Lawson as a witness makes all farther criticism of the Marconi inoident null and void, we feel we ought to express our unqualified regret that we by quotation gave publicity to Mr. Lawson's allegations. At the same time we may point out that in dealing with his charges we used the following words : " The facts which he sets forth, and which we quote, are his facts and not ours, and we take no responsi- bility for them."
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