In the House of Commons on Thursday Mr. Morley moved
the adjournment of the House in order to call attention to the case of Mr. Cartwright, the Cape journalist. The facts are shortly as follows. Mr. Cartwright was tried and sentenced by an ordinary Civil Court to a year's imprisonment for seditious libel for stating that Lord Kitchener had issued secret orders to his troops to take no prisoners, but to shoot down men who desired to surrender. Mr. Cart- wright's sentence expired on Tuesday. Previously, however, he had asked leave to travel, first for health reasons, and next because he could not earn his living in South Africa, and because his only chance, therefore, was to come home. In reply, he was told that he would not be allowed to travel, and he has accordingly been detained in South Africa under the authority of martial law. Mr. Morley, after stating these facts, enlarged at length on the infringement of personal liberty involved in the case. Mr. Brodrick began his reply by declaring that communications were proceeding between Lord Kitchener and himself as to Mr. Cartwright giving an undertaking not to take any further political action. He complained that Mr. Morley had not given time for Lord Kitchener's reply to reach him, and he protested against the refusal of the Opposition to allow the question to remain suspended for a few days.
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