We believe that we are right in saying that earlier
in the war private soldiers and non-commissioned officers who were suffering from very severe shell-shock and had lost their mental balance were sent to asylums, and that then, as a result of a public outeiy against what was felt to be an outrage, it was decided that in future gush cases should not be sent to public asylums but should be treated in private Homes or hospitals. We do not ask that Captain Colthurst should be treated better than private soldiers and non-commissioned officers, but we do ask that he should not be treated worse. What reason can there be for singling out an officer for treatment that was abandoned as utterly wrong in the case of the priva.3 soldier ? We should like to plead for the very special attention of the Government to this matter. If Captain Colthurst cannot yet be released, will they not send him to a Home where ho will have a far better chance of recovery ?
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