8 APRIL 1916, Page 1
The essential thin; for the Cabinet to remember is that
the King's Government must be carried on, and carried on in accord with the developments of the military situation. If there are certain members of the Government not willing to alter their views with an altered situation, then we say frankly such men are not appro- priate leaders during a great crisis. We trust and believe that the Prime Minister will realize in the future, as he has undoubtedly realized in the past, that his duty is to win the war at all costs, and not merely "in a manner consistent with Liberal Party prin- ciples," or Unionist Party principles, or a combination of the two, or any party principles whatever. All such considerations are done with "for the duration." To attend to them now is nothing less than high treason.
