Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 22, 24 September 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

PRESS BUREAU CENSORSHIP. PLAIN SPEAKINC IN THE COMMONS. : a ' ■:'■'" ■;» , ' u ■ ;: j [United. Prßss Association.] September 22;: In.the Commons, Sir A. B. Markham criticised of news of'German origin, which was fully published in America ajid elsewhere, and also the censorship of;aiii American despatch relating to jfclie use of neutral flags, which was i>¥\world-wide importance. Hejattribiit'ecl'the censorings to Lord KitclWwilT* decree,) and said that the people of Britain did not receive information, i ' Sir ,T. Simon, in reply, said the Government had refused to peifcl>i.t> tl(e, Press Bureau to act as an advertising agent for Germany, and insisted on the people's acceptauace of the judgment of the Press Bureau, the Cabinet, and the Admiralty, regarding the necessity* for suppressing portion of German communiques-. The Government was unaware of the.truth or the falsity of the Ochta arsenal explosion at St. Petersburg. '"••■-* v ~».;• Mr. J.. M.Hogge asked why'foreign journalists were tlje fleet, and British journalists'were hot' permifctedt •\t it ,w<u;e. v true that, the fleet Wr sunk jfihy ines, everybody' who that . fact could understand (kmccMefrt m 6t means of their destruction.

Mr Kiu»f barged the Press Bureau with deli.l*}r*ite,ly deceiving (.he couiu try. Britain was entitled tof now the situation regarding Kouraainia. and also the Britis,h' policy towards the Bah, kans,, jßntaiu 'ought to easily bring Bulgaria''mto line with the Allies. She was a friendly Power, ■keenly devoted to Us by tradition and ancient sympathy. Out position was nek-more satisfactory because of our lack of both policy and generalship. Sir John Simon said the Press Bureau was bound to be a rather creaky and lumbering machine, but justice demanded that allowance ,he, .made for . the energy and sympathy displayed by those introducing at; >'.n i' pj-'fja <*■? fi if 8 ti '('J : ; - i ' BUDGET DEBATE. • uv, i'j(r/?/*w... U :, <!*tWE LABOR PARTY'S VIEWS. i ' ,gSS 30 W 1 W (Received 11.35 a.m.) ...... Ljjndon. ' Sjpr|e|u|>eTj sßrj f .. „.PAU'»'Ji. the Budget* cfelfale, ' 4k Barhei, ' %M|# cl \ °sl Chancellor McKenna's ' \jie\v* of" thr'K])OHTrl-Tii'--cumstances. fie assumed the tax on Ymporte'cf goods was fownein) ; <ex;j>odiens flivd 'devoid of ponttcai significance. He said the Party was P'e/: - p7trett"4<* -sfffiport the Government in, ■ ain; -Budget helping to prosecute the war to a successful issue. He regret-, ted-fche—low-en exemption' limit had l>eeri increased; the revenue therefrom wrJuld not he proportionate to the hardship iniiicted on those earning £2OO- yearly/ The ,Party,. ( .welcomed ■ taxation wtle war profits! fi The G«jjr« ernnieiit tffiould have dontrol > of some.'io* 't/jiese industries long ago. itwwus liriw compounding felony—by s'Mu-inx-th-e swag. The Labor Party recoil)meruWus an alternative to appropriate eigl;ty per ceSit'T of ilteAvar 1 profits. -TJiey, protested against the additional ta-x|a(ioiv of million*; levied nippa I-<f >; sap| i Th| abolition.' of, [he half-penny postage was, peliap-v )&*•£&•ss&s tj%4 on. .the Budget* • MISCELLANEOUS. J London, September 2.*). Mr G. H. Barnes (Labor M.P.), iii an interview isaid that if by voluntarism we were unable to raise rile requisite number of recruits the Labor Party would reconsider the position, but they had been guided h\ the circumstances as authoritatively made known. Hitherto; Irio case Jfbj' compulsion having weight with the Party had been made out. In the Hotijse of Commons, Mr H; W. Forster, l'qplying to criticisms, admitted that Wiisfcmexistl'Vl ihWJieW'myr' and that there was still M>»Jir<Mi' im*-' provement,- hilt the governing factor was proper feeding. Troops had never before been fed as \\jielLMs { \vere, the British, in. this war.' * ■' - f - '"•■ Mr Saniuel. addressing a meeting of workmen, at the Coventry ordiiaine works, .said .tlje only thing to settle the war is .to.; be found An { the % work- \ shops. If ail the skilk/d woiieii .of Britain worked at night unceasingly, all their energy and efforts would fall short of the needs. ,i- s"l 3>■ ■■ .<•■ ' The Treasury statement estimates that a year's duty on 'hats .will produce £80,000; on watches £180,000; nusical instruments £40,000; plate glass £60,000; cinema films £400,000; slocks £40j000; motor-cars £1.150,- )()(); patent medicines ~£250.000;, * notor spirit £20,000; tobacco £IO,OOO. ,