The greatest injustice of all is for the Northcliffe Press
to pretend that because Lord Newton used flippant phrases about its proceed- ings his feelings are flippant about prisoners. His actions prove the exact contrary. He did his beat to convert General Belfield and the exponents of War Office opinion from the view that there ought to be no exchange of prisoners at a numerical disadvantage to our- selves. Even though the Germans should score on an " all-for-all " exchange, there is no certainty that they would derive real military advantage. Personally, we are inclined to think that German prisoners repatriated against their will would be very unprofitable soldiers. It is a vast relief to think that there is now a good prospect of bringing to an end the long-drawn agony of our gallant men who have been prisoners in Germany.
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