A Noble Woman

he letter of Sir Edward Grey of October 20, 1915, addressed to Mr. Page, the United States Ambassador in London, with studied calmness and marked dignity indicts

ly in the United States, but throughout the civilized world. Miss Cavell was not even charged with espionage, and the fact that she

that sentence had been passed, and would be carried out immediately. These efforts were no doubt prompted by the determination to carry out the sentence before an appeal from the finding of the court-mar

their proceedings

sels the grateful thanks of His Majesty's Government for their untiring efforts on Miss Cavell's behalf. He is fully satisfied th

s to inform him that the sentence had been passed, and would be carried out at once. In order, therefore, to forestall any

or in London acknowledging the good services of th

this occasion, and the sentiments of humanity and chivalry which animated him, and they wo

and the countrymen of our Allies to escape was one which a belligerent was entitled to protect itself against, and a sentence of execution might even be passed, but such sentence ought never to have been carried out by any country. It was

of Lansdow

cident. We have been during the last few months continually shocked by occurrences each more terrible and moving than its predecessor; but I doubt whet

of law which prevails when war is going on. But I have no hesitation in saying that she might at any rate have expected that measure of mercy which, I believe, in no civilized country wo

mbassador. We learn from this report that the representatives of the United States and Spain at Brussels up to the very last moment neglected no opportunity or effort in order to

executed on Monday last; but I am glad to be able to add that, as the result of strong representations made by His Majesty the King of Spain and by the Pope, the execution of these sentences has been postponed pending consideratio

ons Mr. Asquith, the

mperishable story of the last hours of Edith Cavell, facing a terrible ordeal worse than that of the battle-field. She has taught the bravest man amongst us the supreme lesson of courage. Yes, and in this United Kingdom and throughout the Dominions of the Crown there are thou

n of 1907 and the guarantee of the neutrality of Belgium, to which Prussia was a party, the late Mi

been done in this case. The reprobation of it, which I believe is widespread in the wor

, any steps to convey to the Military Governor of Brussels that, when opportunity offered, he would be he

maltreated our prisoners in Germany. That pledge still holds good, and applies with twofold force in the case of the savage murder under legal forms of a noble woman. I do not

nister to which the above ref

exacted from all persons, whatever their position or their antecedents, who could be shown to have violated the

nation, then assuredly von Bissing and von der Lancken will be indi