OVERHELD CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 329, 6 November 1915, Page 3

OVERHELD CABLES

DEMAND FOR EFFICIENCY.

ABILITY THE EIGHT TEST,

PLAIN TALK IN THE LORDS, LONDON, Nov. 3,

Viscount Middleton, in the House of Commons, gave notice, ashing the Government to exercise a more effective supervision and control of naval and military expenditure. Lord St. Davids explained the reason of the notice, suggesting that the summoning of the Privy Council was an endeavour to find a suitable place to criticise the action of the Government. "We have reached a point where criticism is very necessary. Coalition brought a noticeable increase in the vigour of the prosecution of the war, but it has effectively killed Parliamentary opposition. Both France and Russia were changing their Governments with a view to getting the most perfect administrative instrument with Av;hich to carry out the war.

"No man," he added, "had the right to a place in the Government by the mere reason of rank or wealth. The only test should be usefulness. By this test great changes would be necessary in high places." Baron Willoughby de Broke contended that Parliament was the proper place to discuss the question. Mr. Asquith ’s speech had not enlightened any intelligent person. If they could get rid of the Grand Duke Nicholas in the middle of the war, they could get rid of Asquith.

STOP GERMAN EXPORTS AND MAKE HER BANKRUPT. SUCCESS OF BLOCKADE. LONDON Nov. 3. Speaking in the House of Commons during the war debate. Lord Robert Cecil declared that it was essential to stop Germany’s export trade. Then she would be unablfe to pay for her imports. American statistics showed that we had stopped fib per cent, of Germany’s exports by our blockade, which had been a great, success. It had, moreover, been carried out without serious trouble to the neutral Powers. Imports of cotton to Germany had practically ceased on the first of June.