In the House of Commons on Wednesday General Seely made
a personal explanation of his reasons for resigning his position as Under-Secretary for Air. He had found, he said, that the arrangement by which Mr. Churchill was both Secretary for War and Air Minister could not be made to work. In his opinion, the War Office and Air Ministry were both whole-time jobs. With all his ability and industry, Mr. Churchill could not do all that was necessary for the Air Ministry. The result was waste of time and energy and the missing of great opportunities, since the business of the Air Ministry was set below its rightful place. General Seely was careful to explain that there was no personal feeling in the matter. It was with him simply a matter of principle. Nor was the Air Ministry the only sufferer. The Admiralty, through having been omitted, suffered quite as much as the Air Ministry, if not more.
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