We are thankful to say that the proposals to institute
an inquiry into the Mesopotamian Inquiry have been dropped. It is ardently to be hoped that the Government and the nation will now concen- trate on getting on with the war free from all distractions. .In the House of Commons on Wednesday Mr. Boner Law made the welcome announcement. The civilians implicated in the Report remain with the censure pronounced upon them by the Commiscion without the prospect either of further penalty or of vindication. The officers concerned are to be dealt with by the Army Council—the only authority, as we said lest week, which can properly deal with them. Lord Hardinge, who has offered his resignation for the third time, remains at the Foreign Office. He -was defended strongly by Mr.
• ithlfour, and the Government aro plainly in need of his services.
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