Sir John Simon and The War

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 September 1915, Page 3

Sir John Simon and The War

Sli; H. HALZIEL'S LHALLENGE

Reynolds's Newspaper, ol which Sn H. DalzieJ, a Privy Councillor and member ol Parliament, is editor, challenges the Home Secretary on the subject of hk reported opposition in the Cabinet to the policy ol declaring war on Germany. In an article on the right of discussion in the Commons, with special reference to Sir John .Simon's denunciation of criticism in his speech at Ley ton on July 10, the paper says:—

Sir John Simon had himself probably a very sufficient reason lor attempting to prevent a full and unfettered discussion on the floor of the House, fciuch a debate- might have ueen fruitful o ( many interesting possibilities. He Himself might have been asketi, among other matters, whether it was true that he intimated to the Cabinet and fho Prime Minister the very moment that our policy in regard to the war was being considered that lie could bear no personal responsibitity" for this country entering the field in (support of our gallant Allies against l'russianism?

11 this is not true. Reynolds's is ready to afford him full opportunity to publish a denial, and it is no unfair statement to say that it is in his own interests that it should be published without undue delay. , If Sir John Simon did not express his desire to leave the Cabinet ratTfer than fight against Germany within a week of war being declared, he should

say so'at once, and thus put an end to the reports that are in circulation to this effect. Reynolds's invites him to do so without delay.