FACING THE OUTLOOK

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 50, 22 November 1917, Page 5

FACING THE OUTLOOK

PRESS COMMENT ON PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH

UNANIMOUS NOTE OF APPROVAL

v London, November 20. The newspapers unanimously insißt on the brilliance and success of Mr. Lloyd George's reply to Mr. Asquitli's criticisms. Even his explanation of certain debatable passages in tho Paris spoech are accepted as having been necessary to arouse public opinion during tho Allies' crisis. The speech has undoubtedly strengthened the position of the Lloyd Georgo War Cabinet.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

AMERICA IN THE SUPREME WAR COUNCIL

London, November 20. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Government had been officially informed that President Wilson had selected Colonel House to participate not only in the inter-Allied Conference, but in the Supremo War Council, with General Bliss as military advisor.—Reutcr.

NEW FRENCH CABINET

BIG VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. (Rec. November 22, 1.30 a.m.) Paris, November 21. The Chamber of Deputies voted its confidence in tho Clemenccau Government by 418 vates to 65.—Renter.

STERN TIME AHEAD BRITAIN MUST PTjT FORTH HER IHGHT. The British Director-General of Recruiting (Sir A. Geddes), in a recent speech at Plymouth, warned tho nation that it must prepare to face a sterner trial than it had yet faced. Tho war would drift into 1020 and after unless they pulled themselves together for the mightiest effort in history. Ho wanted a steady supply of labour to build aerodromes. There were ten thousand vacancies for men in urgent Government work, and thoy also immediately wanted ten thousand women for a women's army auxiliary corps. It would bo necessary, also, to make further heavy calls on tho manhood of tho country, in order to maintain tho armies in the field. They had cardindexed tho whole Army at home, and hoped to bring back into civil life men permanently unfit for activo service, and, if practicable, to release the fit men. They hoped to raise hundreds of thousands in this way. Tho time had como ivhcn nil men of tho higher grades were required for service. Thousands had boen exempted in the past, hut tho country now called for theso men, unless they were engaged in agriculture, munition work, mines, shipbuilding, railways, or the manufacture of Army clothing or equipment. Tho New York "Tribuno's" London correspondent says tho Entento is seeking a directing genius capable of grasping the whole situation. Tho biggest man now visible is General Smuts.

NEW DUTCH MAIL SERVICE

TO EXPLOIT THE PACIFIC. Sydney, November 21. A new Dutch mail service, under the ; auspices of tho Royal Packet Com--1 pany, is proposed to be inaugurated in February. Tlio steamers, which aro of _ largo tonnage, will make fortnightly trips from San Francisco to Sydney, , Melbourne, Adelaide, and back, via Java to San Francisco.—Press Assn.