DIVERSE PRESS VIEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 16663, 20 February 1918, Page 3

DIVERSE PRESS VIEWS.

LONDON, February 18. Tlio 'Manchester Guardian' says: The crisis will not shake the Government tinless the majority of Unionists demand a reconstruction. It is difficult to see how an Asquith Government could reverse the Versailles policy, in adopting which the Allies were unanimous. The ' Daily Chronicle' suggests that the nation should trust the Government's judgment. General Robertson would only exert a. dissentient influence in"the allied Council's decisions. The ' Morning Post' says that the dismissal of a man of such character and capability as -General Robertson, for no better reason than to satisfy the imperious temper of a volatile politician, is nothing short of. a national calamity, at which the enemy trill greatly rejoice. There aTe insidious circumstances surrounding the sum. ■mary dismissal of a great soldier sufficient to shatter confidence in Mr Lloyd George. The need of the hour is a, Prime Minister commanding tho confidence of all the patriotic parties. PARIS, February 18. The French Press cordially approves of General Wilson's appointment, which it considers will help to increase the authority and co-operation of the Allied Council. AMSTERDAM, February 18. The 'Vossische Zeitung' (Berlin); commenting on General Robertson's resignation, asks whether Mr Lloyd George is gambling at the game of " banker." General Robertson vainly opposed Mr Lloyd George's strategy in Flanders, so his resignation was the logical result.