20 OCTOBER 1928, Page 2

The French journalist then contrived to take the docu- ment

away and show it to Mr. Hearst. When legal proceedings were imminent Mr. Horan fled the country. Obviously the Quai d'Orsay ought to be able to guard its secrets better, and the fact that there are many instances of its inability to do so has given some pretext to the rumour that the disclosure was pre- meditated. However that may be, Mr. Horan's part is one which all foreigners have a right to resent. . Having exposed himself to the laws of the country in which he was a guest he did not wait for judgment. The Morning Post correspondent says that not only Mr. Horan but Mr. Hearst will probably be tried in their absence and will be liable to arrest if they should again visit France.

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