CABINET CRISIS OVER.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2752, 22 April 1916, Page 5

CABINET CRISIS OVER.

NEW PROPOSALS i ALL OPINIONS SATISFIED \ SECRET SESSION NEXT TUESDAY The High Commissioner reports :~ London, April jo, 4.50 p.m. The British Cabinet has agreed to certain proposals which ara to bo made to Parliament 011 tha subject of reoruiting. The proposals are to be submitted to a secret session of both Houses on Tuesday ■ REASON FOR SECRECY The High Commissioner reports iir . London, .April 20, 8.45 p.m. ..j® 18 • officially announced that a , settlement has . been reached to-dav ' Übmet has, while meeting the demands of the military situation, satisfied all sections of Government opinion. The sole reason tor the secret session is that Parliament is to be informed conndentially ot the main facts and figures on which Cabinet's decision is based. desirable^ 10 " ° f wt ' cli isobviou sly un< SPEECHES IN PARLIAMENT APJOURNMENTS AGREED TO By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Reo. April 20, 2.40 p.m.) . London, April 19. bpcakine in th e House of. Commons. Asquith said that he regretted to say that there were material points of disagreement in the Cabinet, which, if ; not settled by agreement, must result ; ■m the breakup of the-; Government, inear, hear, and cries of disapproval.) l s Mr. Asquith continued: "Cabinet is united iu the belief that such event' would be a national disaster" of the most formidable kind." He . hoped that this would be averted by a few. : more days' deliberation and moved the ■ adjournment of the House till Tuesday. Sir Edward Carson Eaid that while regretting tlio delay over the promised x statement on .recruiting, he would'be the last to suggest that time should not be given to enable an agreement ' to-.be .reached;. In the Lords, In the House of Lords, the Marquis of Crewo moved the adjournment of the debate on Lord Milner's motion to institute general compulsion without delay; > Lord Milner declined to accept the adjournment. ... ■ Lord Lansdowne regretted Lord : .'.Mil< ner.'s refusal. There were, ho',, said, serious differences of opinion within th< Cabinet in regard to recruiting, differs ences so grave-that they threatened-tc break up the Cabinet, .which would bj a grave national disaster. He-' felt convinced that the members of the Government would gladly step aside -if .' it could be shown that there were others competent .to take, their places to carry on;:th?,:3yprk. :-;.He, ,denie<J. that.,, ;.tha'I members of the Cabinet could'not make up their minds. It was because their • convictions were deep-rooted that they, were unable at the moment, to find a middle course to escape from the difficulty of-the situation, and they askcd for a few days' grace to enable them to meet Parliament with a united front and policy. The whole Cabinet had approved -of this. Lord Derby said that* he .was* prepare . ed to vote on Lord _ Milner's motion, but supported .the adjournment. _ The House accordingly adjourned till Tuesday.