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THE "NATION" DISCUSSED;IN PARLIAMENT. ! ■/ (Roc. April 18, 10.45 p.m.) , London, April 17. In the House of Commons Mr. W. M. R. I'riugle, member for North-West Lanark, supported by, a large number of members, secured leave to mote the' adjournment, to discuss the prohibition .of exportation of the newspaper."Nation." : ■ ! Mr. Bonar Law, Leader of the House,, said the Government considered that the articles were calculated to help the enemy, who was widely using - them for propaganda purposes.' • He laddcd that the "Nation's" articles pleaded for peace, -and asserted that the British troops on- the West front had been out-manoeuvred, and found wanting. Such publication, said Mr. Bonar Law, was not desirable. The same action, taken by the Labour leader, did not provoke comment.
Mr. Winston Churchill considered that- the "Nation's" articles were less alarming and prejudicial than Mr. Lloyd George's recent statements oil the war outlook, and mild reading compared! to the Dandarielles report. The motion was tallied out.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3057, 19 April 1917, Page 5
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