Second Edition Peace Prop.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 22, 20 December 1916, Page 6

Second Edition Peace Prop.

INTEREST IN THE COMMONS. AWAITING NOTABIE SPEECHES. LLOYI? GEORGE’S REVIEW. MILD CRITICISM BY MR ASQUITH Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Association. (Received 11.35 a.in.) London,. December 19. Intense interest in Mr Lloyd George’s and Mr Asypith’s speeches is expected'in the House of Commons to-day, and the attendance of members of the public is likely to be re-cord-breaking. Though Mr Lloyd George's voice is siiM not strong, it is expected he will speak for, two hours, reviewing our position in the war, the peace proposals, and the new machinery of the Government Policy regarding labour and man-power, food and shipping. ’lt is understood that Mr Asquith will devote himself to-criticism with-

out recrimination. - LLOYD GEORGE'S SPEECH. TERRIBLE RESPONSIBILITIES. Plress Assn.— Copyright.—Australian Cable Assn.,, and Reuter. (Received 1.35 p.ni.) London, December 19. In the House of Commons, Mr id • J George said he appeared before the House with the most terrible responsibilities that, could fall on the shoulders of any living man, as* Chief Advisor to the Crown in the most gigantic )Vai the' country had ever engaged, and upon the events of which its\ destiny depends. It was the greatest war ever waged, and the burdens were the heaviest ever cast upon this or any " other - country; while| the issues were /'the gravest ever attached to any con's flict in which, humanity had -been rnvolved. of the new Government hsui oeen accentuated by the declarAwon ot the German .Chancellor in a statement made by the hitter nf the Reichstag, and which had been followed by a Note presented us by |-he United States without comment. THE ALLIES’ AN EMPHATVb NO! The High Commissttoher reports London, December 19 (6.16 p.m.) In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister (Mr Lloyd George), in reference to the Peace Note, stated that the Allies had separately ami independently concluded, similarly to the British Government, to give a clear and definite support to their former statements. There were nb proposals for peace. Lutering into proposals ol which they had no know - j,-/noose* wlnch was in Germany’s hands Without reparation peace was impossible., Were v all the German outrages on land ami 3 sea to be expiated by a few pious s;phrases about humanity? \ FIRM ITALIAN POLICY. ■W*. . t J “MERELY WASTE PAPER!” Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. CaoeMaswnation(Received 11;55j,a.m.) -Rome/ 19. ■'[ -r,i Signor Soinino, in the Chamber of iiPeputies, said the German Peace Note l(svas merely waste paepr. The Chamber endorsed the Govern 1 tment policy ; by 3£2 to 41.