At themeeting of the Unionist Party on_ Monday Mr. Boner
Law declared that the Government were economizing in every possible way. A Finance Committee of the Cabinet had been set up. The arrangements under which all items .of expenditure went from heads of Departments to the Treasury had been improved and the Government had appointed three Committees, one to deal with " high finance," the -second- with .estimates, and the third with departmental staffs. Further, an official had been. authorized to investigate expenditure in each Depart- ment. For the most part, however, Mr. Boner. Law• appealed to his. followers to support the Government in the present German crisis. That appeal is necessary, and we • bow to it without reserve. We must add, however, that certain matters mentioned by Mr. Bonar Law in his speech are so vital to the interests of the Unionist Party that when the German trouble has disappeared we shall have to discuss them . candidly in the interests of the party.
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