BRITAIN’S BLACKENED NAME

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 April 1910, Page 4

BRITAIN’S BLACKENED NAME

THE GOVERNMENT’S BLUNDERING. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, April 7. I u the House of Lords, Lord Cnrzoii initiated the debate on the position nf affairs in Somaliland. He accused the Government of destroying the work of 25 years, and with having blackened P.i itain's name by deserting the friendly natives. . Lord Crewe replied that Britain had spent £100,090 hist year without protecting the tribes. The evacuation was the dillv alternative to tin expeditionary force for the purpose of ' apt tiring (hi- Mullah. Similar efforts in 1901 and 1904 had cost between Dvo and three millions. Laiis-ilowiit* doolarea tlr.u lintaiu went to Somaliland because it was impossible to allow foreign powers to annex the coast in front of Aden. The policy of coast cnoeen; r ifiotis was rejected in 1904 Leans.- -f tinupon Britain's position i; A ain I tin r-'«»u i .ian. Received -.his day at 9 a.m. The Daily Chronicle considers that the success* of the policy of ‘"lashing the mad Mullah will be doubtful without the co-operation of Italy, lltihowever, is not bn tln oining and H erafore concentration on the Coast is essential.