THE BRITISH CABINET.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 December 1917, Page 2

THE BRITISH CABINET.

< ‘ SHIRT FRONTS AND RUBBER STAMPS.” Lord Northcliffc, interviewed by Mr Grasty, the ‘New York Times’ special correspondent in London, said: ‘ ‘ We have a live wire at helm, but, unfortunately many of those associated with him are shirt fronts and rubber stamps. The presence of the rubnothings and the obstructionists in the Cabinet impelled me to refuse a portfolio. Mr Lloyd George, Lord Milner and General Smuts arc real workers, and Mr. Churchill is wiping out his Gallipoli record by his activity in regard to the production of shells. I am in favour of the establishment of a War Council, at which the real heads

of the armies, should be present. Genoral Haig, General Pctain, General Pershing, and General Daiz, should meet weekly. Mr McAdoo (secretary of the Treasury), M. Tardieu (leader of the French Mission to U.S.A.), and I spent months working out a plan for Allied co-operation. When I return to America I will devote special attention to aircraft, for I believe that the war will bo won by bombing aeroplanes blasting their way into Germany. The London correspondent ,of the United Press also interviewed Lord Northcliffc, who stated that he trusted that President Wilson’s faction would cause Mr. Lloyd George to rid the Cabinet of some 1 Ulead wood.”