The full report of the trial of Miss Malecka, reached
the Foreign Office on Tuesday morning, and Sir Edward Grey, in announcing its arrival, said he must have an opportunity of reading it before he could make any further statement. On Wednesday, in reply to further questions, he stated that the report showed that there was ground for a petition for the mitigation of the sentence. He promised to get the full report and papers dealing with the question of Miss Malecka's nationality presented and circulated during the Whitsuntide recess, but he deprecated discussion until the Cabinet had bad an opportunity of reviewing the whole case. Premature and violent statements would obviously prejudice in advance any efforts the Government might feel justified in making or anything they might feel justified in saying when they came to make a statement. Meantime, pending the presentation of a petition and the decision upon it, he had the assurance of the English Consul that the sentence of hard labour would not be carried into execution. Sir Edward Grey's appeal to the House to abstain from premature discussion will, we hope, meet with a reason- able response from members of Parliament. Unfortunately the chances of rendering our intervention effective have been seriously impaired in advance by the intemperate tone of the agitation carried on in the Press.
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