"DAILY MAIL" ATTACKS MR. ASQUITH

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2514, 15 July 1915, Page 5

"DAILY MAIL" ATTACKS MR. ASQUITH

"STIFLING INQUIRY." By l ToWgr&pli—l'rcss Association—Copyright (Rec. July 14, 9 p.m.) ; London, July 13. The "Daily Mail," commenting on the recent discussion in Parliament, says that tho House, of Commons is. completely under Mr. Asquith's thumb, and accuses him of stifling inquiry in blankly refusing information to memhers who wish to know more about the shell scandals and other war failures. COTTON FOR GERMANY BRITAIN URGED TO TAKE MORE • ,DRASTIC STEPS. / By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun"'Services.) (Rec. July 14, 9 p.m.) London, July 13. Tho "Times" points out that Lord Hugh Cecil's reply (reported yesterday) ou tho subject of tho cotton' leakage into Germany, is not altogether satisfactory. "The Government is seemingly more alivo to the difficulties than to the importance of tho question," says'"Tho Tunes," "which advocates securing a guarantee, by a friendly arrangement, whereby .cotton reaching noutrals jvill not be allowed to pass on to Germany. "It is necesasry to impress countries concerned that Britain is determined to end the traffic, in cottoll, and if tho leakage continues, may bo forticd. to ntop nil cotton reaching any country which does not observe .tliat - s— ~h