ANOTHER CHANGE.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1915, Page 6

ANOTHER CHANGE.

THE ALLIES SOT WAVERING. Received Dec. 22, 9.30 pjn. London, Dec. 21. Mr. Asquith said that General Sir 'William Robertson had been recalled from France to become Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Mr Asquith, referring to the consultations in Paris, in view of the joint strategic control of staffs, said that all the Allies had arrived at important conclu«ions with complete unanimity. It was necesary that the Allies should counternet the advantage the enemy had in the single direction of the war by a greater Unity and concerted strategic control, sod he believed this would be surmounted. He agreed with Mr. Lloyd George that the superficial facts of the campaign seemed to be against us, but the fundamental issues, which really mattered in the long run, were steadily growing to our side. Errors and miscalculations had not been confined to either Side, but we and our allies had never wavered for a moment. Our fighting rejourns for months past have been becoming more ample, and better organised and mobilised for the purposes of the campaign. UNANIMITY OF THE ALLIES. TROOPS AT THE FRONT. London, Dec. 21. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith ■aid that there were one and a quarter millions of British troops in all theatres. Major-General Sir Archibald Murray was proceeding to an important command, There had been an abundance of errors and miscalculations, but the fundamental facts were growingly with the Allies. THE DANISH AGREEMENT. lORD MILNER TALKS NONSENSE. London, Dee. 21. in the House of Lords, Lord Farmoer stated that the Danish agreement wag contrary to international law. The Government was unnecessarily sacrificing our belligerent rights. Lord Milner declared that the reasons for not publishing the Danish agreement were not convincing and revived doubts whether the Declaration of London was Sot BtiU alive. The man in the street persisted in a belief as to the existence pt some occult German influence at the pery heart of our administration. • Lord Crewe said tnat if they could absolutely besiege Germany and really starve the country they would do so at {the earliest possible moment. Lord Miltier's inuendo as to German influence waj ji monstrous calumny. Lord Portsmouth withdrew the motion lot tits production of papers. '