17 JULY 1920, page 2

Towards The Close Of The Debate Mr. Rupert Gwynne Made

a remarkable and closely - reasoned speech about Mr. Montagu's whole administration which we wish we could reprint: in full, so serious is the indictment. He stated that Mr.......

The Reply Of The Allies Was To Summon Marshal Foch

and Sir Henry Wilson to Spa.. The Coal discussion was remarkable for the intervention of Herr Stinnes, the well-known German coal magnate, who lectured the Allies in a......

In The House Of Commons On Wednesday Mr. Boner Law

read the message which the British Government have sent to the- Russian Soviet Government proposing an armistice between Poland and Russia. The suggested terms are that the......

The Spa Conference Has Pursued A Wavering Course, With Some

points for satisfaction and many for dissatisfaction and misgiving. On Thursday weak the Allies rejected the proposal that the Germans should be allowed till -October next year......

Perhaps Mr. Montagu Would Say In His Own Defence That

he was merely using the old device of making up a man of straw and then knocking it over ; but if that is so, we will tell him that there are plenty of people in this country......

On Sir Edward Carson's Amendment To Reduce The Vote On

the Indian Secretary's salary by £100, the Government majority was only 101; 230 were against the reduction and 129 for. The minority was practically made up of Unionists. That......

We Cannot Fmd Space Here To Deal. With Sir Edward

Carson's admirable speech for General Dyer—a speech moderate, and statesmanlike. He put his finger upon .the spot when he said that we:must remember that, when a rebellion has......

Mr. Churchill's Speech Was Ingenious, And Did Not Suffer So

much from indiscretion as did that of Mr. Montagu. Sir Aylmer . Hunter-Weston spoke well and moderately, and showed the terribly dangerous position in which General Dyer found......

The. Next Subject For Discussion At The Conference Was...

tion. On Monday the Conference was not far off s. break-up. The German proposala were vague, the most striking suggestions being that Germany should be allowed to make payment......

Meanwhile Poland Has Expressed Her Readiness To Negotiate...

armistice on the terms proposed. It will be observed that under this scheme General Wrangel, who has conducted his comparatively small operations with extraordinary success, is......