BRITISH CABINET. DIFFICULTIES TALKED OF.
MONEY MATTERS. MILITARY AND NAVAL EXPENDITURE. By Telegraph.— Presa Aesociafcion.—Copyrieht. (Received January 11, 7.30 a.m.) LONDON, 10th January. The Manchester Guardian and other Liberal organs hint at difficulties Detween Lord Tweedmouth (First Lords of tho Admiralty) and Mr. Haldane (Secretary of State for War), on the one hand, and. Mr. Asquith (Chancellor of the Exchequer) ou th« other. It is said that the two formeT are unwilling to surrender funds for the purpose of providing old-age pensions. Tie Cabinet is stated to be uneasy concerning the extent of expenditure on naval and! military requirements, and is inclined; to make retrenchments if the Liberal party is prepared to accord them support in tho matter.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 09, 11 January 1908, Page 5
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