THE CABINET CRISIS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 9 December 1916, Page 7

THE CABINET CRISIS

CONSTITUTION OF WAR COUNCIL/ (Received Iwiday, D a.m.). LONDON. Thursday. Lord .Sydenham, m an interview, said that it was imperative that the War Council should not consist of more than, five men, who could ho spared from the:r preoccupations of managing large, departments. At least two ought, to be made to study war on land and sea. while one man with large practical business experience was necessary. . It was essential that the Prime Minister should ho chairman; otherwise a conflict between the War Coun--0)1 and Cabinet,was certain.' '• The fifth member of the Council otight to be aj man of great political j experience and statosinnnlike char- i actei'., | ~ <! Wc have htoi tfd" pit i amateurs against professionals, with ) the inevitable results," stated Lord Sydenham. "If we repeat our grave, I mistakes the remaining chance of success will be lost." ; . '• Lord N'unburnholme, in a letter to the. newspapers, states that the country requires an executive , consisting 01* ' K> ' st soldiers, sailors and-' business m €7? I witi; two good Labour men,' This oxoetii.'vi 1 wottTd tly, Jhpt, there were sufficient heavy to utterly destroy f)M the German Artillery and save the present . heavy losses in infantry; secondly, that a blockade of the whole of Europe, including neutrals, was carried out, and thu s cause an effective* blockade; , thirdly, to secure suflicicnt heavy gtflJs | immediately so that merchantmen are' ijable to si;:k submarines; and, fourth-

| !y, to compel the immediate eonstruc- | tion of at- ieasi one thousand stand|s •'•'(!isc'd nn-i'eiiaiit ships in addition to S tlio.se already nuiltling, for the purI (io.se of securing an adequate food [supply and rav; materials for the t :'T;iH>7faefi!!'A of munition? for Britain j| and her Allies.

A SEGGEKTIOK DECTJXED. deceived Friday, 11.48 a.m )' • V LOXDOX. Thursday. ?dr ~fsonnr Law suggested tn Mr Asouith iho l.orrl Chawellorslrip and an Earldom if Iso jo : no/l the Cahinot. Mr Aso'iith' deelined when the other i-ib-Tals refused in r'l-npei'ate. ft is nudefstnod that Mr Henderson f s wiili'ifv to join "Mr Lloyd George it the I ••->!><>nr Party apnrored. Tim ''Pailv News" states tint Mr Asouith denies tile diCrcte of va'-iUii-t'nn -vliv?•!''.r tJio n-Jf], "Vty Eloyd paners alleged. s SMr Asquith trill t-il-o an early opportunity to correct the statements. XEETR ALS OPTXIOXS. (i{o:cived Eirda.v, 11.5 a.m.) PAULS, Thursday. .A!. (lemoTiceau states that if Mr IJovd (■leiii'.ro j s from the British Cabinet it will he worse thaVi tln> loss of a hattle. AMSTERDAM. Thursday. The "ffandelshald-' snys; Asciuith's resignation That event., together with the sharpening oi' the blockade, means that the neutrals'* troubles will he' increased." GERM AX COMMEXT. ■ (Received Friday, 1.1.) p.m.) AGISTER D.MAI, Thursday. The Gel-man newspaper "Kolnische Yolks Zeittmg," di sensing Mr Asqmth's resignation, remarks: "If a strong man in Fngiand now comes mto <>pwo]- tli's will onlv please iis, tor the hono of- a decision will come all ilm earlier."