EARLY WAR DAYS
THE SHELL POSITION.
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, Hay IbLord French declines to discuss the shell .dilute,, (to which Alr_ Asquith, rci’crrocl), but denies'Lord. Kitchener's version of the position in April, IUIS.
A cable message published 0:1 Friday stated that Mr Asquith, in a speech at Newcastle, replied to the criticism of his speech at Newcastle on April 20:h, 1915, denying that the Army’s operations in Franco had been cripjiled by the Government’s failure to provide tuo necessary munitions, and that it had lulled the country into a sense of false security. The statement denying that there was a lack of muntions was made after consulting Lord Kitchener, who had been personally communicating with Lord French. Mr Asquith asked where else ho could have applied foi authentic information than to Lord Kitchener. Ho added that the statement in 1915 was carefully limited to the past. He had not attempted to conceal the Government’s anxiety for', the future hut had emphasised that all 1 the military authorities agreed that a largo and rapid increase of muntions was indispensable.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10295, 2 June 1919, Page 5
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181EARLY WAR DAYS New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10295, 2 June 1919, Page 5
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