. We-congratulate Mr. Boner Law upon the tact and common-sense
With which ho got rid of the ridiculous attempts to make mischief out of Sir Douglas Haig's 'interviava with the French journalists. The facts are quite simple. Sir Douglas Biagenet several important French, journalists, with tatimn he had a frank conversation as regards the military situation. Unfortunately the proofs of the interview which wore sent to General Headquarters were by an oversight not submitted to Sir Douglas Haig himself. We may add that there can be little doubt that 'if Sir Douglas Haig- had soon the proofs; certain- exuberanceaaveiriela have -shocked -the purist,— here would -not- have appeared : but that.af ter -all is. a yerramalts 1 matters- What the PrewBureau did or did not do with the publi- cations also seems to us very unimportant. During the cross fire; of small. questions in the House of Commons, Mr. Boner. Law remarked that he did not -see. that it was to the -public interest that the matter should be. further discuseed—a decision which wale welcomed with loud cheers.
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