23 JULY 1921, Page 1
In spite of this, we shall ask our readers to
believe that the statement, originally made by Mr. Garvin in the Observer, and later by the Spectator, is essentially true. Though very likely such words as " negotiations " and " diplomacy " are incorrect —as is; of course, the word " interference "—we have the best grounds for knowing that the King's influence was usefully exerted, though with the strictest observance of constitutional rules and usage, to overcome certain difficulties or conditions likely to cause difficulties. That the King prevented his Ministers doing something they wanted to do, or conciliated them, or persuaded them, is of course untrue. There was no soreness or jealousy in the matter.
