On Monday in the House of Commons Mr. Churchill reviewed
the causes of his resignation from his own point of view in a speech which was admitted by all to be a remark- able effort in expository skill. It did not, however, do any- thing whatever to change our conviction that the Government will be the stronger end safer for Mr. Churchill's departure. Mr. Churchill dealt first with the disaster to Admiral Overlook. He said that he could see no reason for withholding a state- ment on the subject, and he hoped that Mr. Balfour might inform the nation of the facts, when it would be found that the Admiralty were justified in what they did. As regards the loss of the three cruisers in the North Sea, it had been said that he was responsible as he had overruled his advisers. That was nob true. He thought here, again, that information might be published, though there was a danger of doing injury to officers who were still serving.
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