Guilty until Proven Guilty

One of the most disturbing aspects of the case is the failure of the Prime Minister to take the people of the country into his confidence. What is the irrefutable evidence of spying that the Prime Minister possesses? The most effective means of defending our democratic heritage against the activities of those who would subvert it is to have an informed and intelligent population. Democracy cannot be defended by dictatorial methods

These uneasy feelings that some of us have as to the validity of the charge of spying, have increased with the P.M's recent appeal for those with information to come forward. This appeal can quite validly be interpreted as an attempt by the government to obtain the information that it claims it possesses and has acted upon. Has the P.M. acted too hastily on too little information? Has he been lead up the garden path by his security department? These must remain valid questions until the government provides the people with satisfactory proofs of its allegations. This is our right.