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editor makes straightforward conduct a matter of scruple, but- we shall not dwell on. these lest we should seed' -to imply more praise for our profession than is due to it. Delane long ago expressed the truth to Lord Granville, who offered him some secret information for himself alone. Delane at once checked Lord Granville and said " Please don't tell me any secrets. If you do I shall he bound. I would rather that you told me nothing. I shall hear of your secret in any case." The best way, then, for the Government to keep a secret is to tell responsible editors. The strange thing is that it took British statesinen generations to discover this. * * * *

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