SIR DOUGLAS HAIG
POSSESSES CONFIDENCE OF CABINET INTERFERENCE WITH PLANS DENIED London, January 25. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that Sir William Robertson and Sir Douglas Haig possessed the full confidence of the Government. He deprecated in the strongest manner discussions in the Press on questions of strategy and the qualifications of individual officers.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. Montreal, January 25. Sir Frederick Smith, in a speech at the Canadian Club, said that Colonel Repington's allegations in the London "Times" to the effect that the members of the War Cabinet interfered with Sir Douglas Haig's plans wore unfounded. Sir Douglas Haig and other generals were given greater freedom for the conduct of the campaign than over before in history. The Cabinet had the fullest confident in Sir Douglas Haig and his as-sociates.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ANOTHER ATTACK IN THE HOUSE MOOTED REMOVAL ASSERTED. (Rec. January 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 25. In the House of Commons Mr. Kennedy Jones asserted that the greatest dissatisfaction existed with the commanders after the Somnie operations. Tlio present Government intended early in 1917 to remove Sir Douglas Haig, but dared not face the newspaper outburst.—United Service.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 11, 28 January 1918, Page 5
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