2 JUNE 1917, Page 2

Finally, the Daily Mail becomes ironical : " After all,

we have only been at war for lees than three years, so we can hardly be expected to understand that the life of a British father, mother, or child is as valuable as that of a comfortably housed enemy officer." We suppose we are poor-spirited creatures, but we prefer Nelson's view of reprisals and prisoners to that of -the .Daily Mail. " When they become my prisoners I become their pro- tector," were Nelson's words.