7 JUNE 1924, Page 3

Mr. Valentine Williams' statement is very eircum- stantiaL as „he

mentions that Sir Edward Goschen fancied that Sardou's play -must have been in his mind when he hit upon the rendering " a scrap of paper." Herr von Bethmann Holwegg is reported to have said that his words were ern Fetzen Papier. All this shows how difficult is the task of the historian, even in matters which one might expect to be quite easy. In the Times of Wednesday we see another letter from Dr. Hubert Hall saying that he will try to clear up the matter. We hope that he will be able to do so.

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