GET ON WITH THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2701, 22 February 1916, Page 5

GET ON WITH THE WAR

LORD DERBY TALKS TO THE ; WORKERS NOT THE TIME FOR CASTING » BLAME By Megrapli—Press Association— Copyrißht London) February 20. Lord Derby, addressing the Workmen's Conservative Association at Liverpool, said bliat there were two outstanding questions. Wo wero making oursclvos as safo as we could against air raids, and the enemy as uncomfortable as we could'by tho blockade. He reprobated recriminations as to who was responsible. Was it the people who wero unprepared for war? If any statesmah, years before tho war, had said!: "We want millions more to be prepared for this war," thoy would havo locked him up. Tho war was going to be won or lost in France and Flanders, not by Zeppelins flying over country which disdained to bo frightened. He urged the Press and the public to trust the Government, which was not less patriotic than themselves, and was doing all it could. WAR FACTORY RAIDED BY ARMED FOREIGNERS WORKERS FOIIOED TO DOWN TOOLS. H/ Teletrraph—Press Association— Oopyrlsrbt ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. February 21, 0.10 p.m.) London, February 20. A report, from Now York states that a large band of armed foreigners rushed into the Ansonia works in Connecticut and forced 4000 workers to down tools, Tho town wub thi'owji into a utato nf pads.