Mr. PRINGLE (R., Lanarkshire, N.W.): Is my right hon. friend aware that Mr. Keir Hardie is constantly representing in the country that these proposals were actually made by the German Government to England? (Hear, hear.) Sir. E. GREY: That was one of the reasons why I thought it very desirable to answer very explicitly. (General cheers.) Mr. KEIR HARDIE: On a point of personal explanation I entirely repudiate the statement made by Mr. Pringle. Mr. PRINGLE: I have to say in answer to that personal imputation that my authority is a letter written by Mr. Hardie in the _Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald_ last Saturday. (Cheers.) Mr. KEIR HARDIE: Those who cheer have not seen the letter. (Cries of "Sit down.") Mr. PRINGLE: Coward. Mr. KING (R., Somerset, N.) asked the Foreign Secretary whether he intended to lay upon the table copies of the German memorandum and the official statements of other foreign Governments showing the different explanations of the origin of the war which had been published by the various Governments concerned in the European war. Sir E. GREY: I have received no official explanation of the nature referred to, except such as appear in our White Paper recently published. Mr. KING also asked whether Sir E. Grey was aware that the German Government had presented gratis to certain American citizens copies of a pamphlet, written in English, called "Germany's Reasons for War with Russia"; and whether, with a view of permitting an answer to this publication, he would obtain a copy and place it in the Library. Sir E. GREY replied that he had given instructions for a copy of the document in question to be placed in the Library at the disposal of members. On page 147 of this volume appears a reference to the German White Book, which was issued at Berlin on August 3rd. This White Book was intended to show that war with Russia was inevitable, and it was brought down to August 1st. In other words, while it dealt more or less adequately with the situation as between Russia and Germany, it threw no light on the ultimate causes which led to war with this country. The Memorandum of this German White Book has already been summarized (p. 147-8) and two telegrams--one from the Kaiser to the Tsar on July 31st, and the Tsar's reply of the same date--have been quoted on p. 148-9. The _Manchester Guardian_ of August 24th contained translations of telegrams which had been exchanged previously by the two Emperors on the preceding days, _i.e._, from July 28th to July 30th, as follows: The Kaiser to the Tsar. _July 28th, 10.45 p.m._