The Note to Lithuania There is no doubt that Lithuania
has put herself in the wrong, if not in the conduct of the trial which led to the recent condemnation of Memel Nazis, certainly by the high-handed manner in which she has thrust a Directorate on Memel, against the wishes of the large majority in the Chamber. This is a case where the indignation that has been violently expressed in Germany arises out of a real injustice, and this injustice ought not to be condoned because Lithuania also has a grievance against Nazi propagandists in Memel. If our protests against German propaganda in Austria, or in Memel, or anywhere else are to carry the full weight of disinterestedness this country must not omit to protest against irregularities when the aggrieved parties are German. It is satis- factory to learn from Sir John Simon that the Government have joined with the French and Italian Governments in informing Lithuania that the unrepresentative Directorate thrust on Memel is inconsistent with the principle of autonomy guaranteed by the Statute.
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