4 MARCH 1916, Page 2

Mr. Tennant very frankly admitted that he had used words

unhappily. As the recruiting offices had not kept lists of those rejected since August 14th, the " yellow form " had been sent out indiscriminately. As for the latest poster on the subject, he must formally confess to responsibility, though he did not know it had boon issued, and he admitted its inaccuracies. The debate may bo summed up by saying that Sir John Simon had a case warranted to rejoice the heart of a brilliant counsel, as it was full of verbal and technical opportunities. But it was, in our judgment, deplorable that he should have chosen to use these opportunities instead of speaking in the responsible

spirit of one who always bears in mind the governing fact of the situation—which is that we are at war.