We notice that a rather specially violent attack is being
directed in some of Lord Northcliffe's newspapers against Sir George Cave because be is said to be feeble in his treatment of uninterned aliens. We have no natural liking for people of German origin, and indeed we all have a good deal of reason for regarding them with suspicion, whoever they are and however innocent they may look. But a raging, tearing propaganda against such persons without discrimination—some of them have proved their good faith, and without repining have lost their sons in the cause of the Allies— is bound to react upon those who are responsible for it. Any policy which deliberately contains injustice demoralizes its authors, That there are still aliens about who ought to be locked up we firmly believe. What we do not believe is that Sir George Cave has been remiss in his duties.
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