MESOPOTAMIA.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2999, 22 July 1916, Page 2

MESOPOTAMIA.

« 'IHE NEW MINI STICK OF WAR AT I WORK. I A SATISFYING EXPLANATION. j [Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.] | London, July 20. ; In tho House of Commons, Mr Anil nan Bryce said that if the country 1 knew the appalling facts about the hospital arrangements in Mesopotamia mo white-washing committee would , suffice. < The Hon. D. Lloyd George, Secre- ■: tary for War. said that henceforth the Army Council (and not the India Office)'would have complete control ot 1' the Commander-in-Chief in India m respect to the conduct of the campaign. Abundant supplies wore novv at Basrah. The War Office was cu 7 deavouring to remedy difficulties, and ;S was sending more troops. Tbe first \ dut-v was to put matters right, the t second to bring those responsible ol | ne'digeneo and incapacity to account. The Hon. Austen Chamberlain, Scci.retarv "for India, said that, in the "event of incompetence being proved, the Government would act immediately, and not await the publication of the Commission's findings. He denied that the. misfortunes were due to the financial niggardliness of the Indian -Government, which was not responsible. The House of Commons voted the money for the expedition.