FURTHER REPLY BY MR ASQUITH.
LONDON, Tuesday.
Mr Asquith, speaking at a complimentary luncheon, replied to statements in Lord French's book. Mr Asquith complained that Lord French had been given access to official and confidential documents to build up his caso against men whose lips were closed, some by death, others by official restraint. It was a flagrant breach of the best traditions of the public service. None knew better than Lord French that his charge against the Liberal Government of callousness in failing to supply sufficient guns and shells was without foundation. Documents which would be published shortly would prove that Lord French's account of Kitchener's visit to Paris in September, 1914, was a travesty on the real facts. Prior to the dispatch of Lord Kitchener to Paris, Lord French's intended movements had filled the Cabinet with consternation, and the Parisian Government feared the French army was go-
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13850, 5 June 1919, Page 5
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149FURTHER REPLY BY MR ASQUITH. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13850, 5 June 1919, Page 5
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