BRITAIN

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16039, 25 January 1918, Page 7

BRITAIN

CONSCRIPTION OP WEALTH. NOT CONTEMPLATED BY GOVERNMENT. (Received Jan. 2d, 1.25 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 24. Mr. Bonar Law said the Government was not taking steps to prepare a scheme for the conscription of wealth. ‘ BODY ARMOUR PROVIDED. FOR MEN IN THE TRENCHES. \ (Received Jan, 25, 1.25 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 24, In the House of Commons, Mr. M'Phcrson said suitable provision had been made with regard to supplying soldiers in the trenches with body protection against rifle bullets. A BITTER ATTACK. . ( ON SIR DOUGLAS HAIG. (Received Jan. 25, 1.25 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 24. A feature of the Cambrai debate was Mr. Kennedy Jones’ remarkable speech. He the House by declaring that everyone knew there was the gravest dissatisfaction with the Commander-in-Chief after the Somme campaign in 1916. ’ He did*not attain his objective and sacrificed more men than would have been necessary to obtain success. Sir Douglas Haig’s services were retained at the beginning of 1917 because the Cabinet was afraid that his removal would lead to great newspaper opposition. Sir Douglas Haig promised that, if left alone and given the men, he could guarantee certain results by October, 19IZ„ He had, ,not obtained them,