THE BRITISH ARMY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 174, 14 July 1908, Page 2

THE BRITISH ARMY.

THE KKW TERRITORIAL SCHEME. HUMOUS OF A "DEAD SET" AGAINST A WARNING NOTE. deceived July 13, 11.24 p.m. mi „.. , ... Loudon, July 13. Hie limes' military correspondent relers to mysterious inquiries liv tvn.» into the War Office expcmliiure-tyros who are allowed to bombard Mr Hal. done, the Minister for War, with empirical proposals in respect of arininw reducing, or the destruction of the army. Ho adds that as an inquiry is proeoedina within the Cabinet itself, these tyros are devoid of an excuse. Mr: Ualdano must stick to his guns as Lord Salisbury did ] U the eighties, if ho is ousted by the calial, it is to lie hoped his colleagues on the Army Council will also retire and that no generals will consent to national disgrace.

The Times, in a leader on the question, argues that several utterances of Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, show that his mind is running upon a reduction of the national establishments. A rumor points to a "dead set" in the Cabinet against Mr. Haldanc and hi ft army scheme. Mr. Lloyd George's language leaves little doubt that he is willing to profit by these unworthy intrigues. The Time's concludes by appealing to the Cabinet's common sense to suppress the subversive schemes hatched in its midst, and announce that the safety of the Empire will not be sacrificed by the miserable exigencies of party strife. The paper emphasises the unrest in India and the fact that our . Egyptian garrison is below the point of , safety. Even Gibraltar, it states, is inadequately garrisoned.