If They Were To Shut The Public-houses During The War
and forbid the sale of intoxicants, we could, as we have pointed out before, not only save some hundred and fifty millions a year, but greatly increase our industrial......
As Far As One Can Ascertain, There Is Little Or
no progress being made in the German attack on Riga, in spite of very strong attempts to foroe a way to that city. The latest attack, according to the well-informed Petrograd......
On The Western Front There Was Very Tittle Doing In
the early part of the week, but on Thursday came the news that on the French front in the Champagne district the Germans resumed their counter-attacks, and succeeded in making......
The Speech Also Included A Very Interesting Passage...
our Mesopotamian expedition. After praising the skill and success with which the operations had been carried out, Mr. Asquith added : "Sir John Nixon's force is now within......
Sir Edward Carson, Who Followed The Prime Minister, Read His
letter of resignation addressed to Mr. Asquith on October 12th. Being in entire disagreement with the decisions taken by the Cabinet on October 11th, he felt that he could not......
The Week Closes With What Can Fairly Be Called Somewhat
less bad news from Serbia than was expected. The main German attack goes distinctly slowly, and the flank attack of the Bulgarians, which was much more dreaded by the Serbians,......
In A Passage Dealing With Finance The Prime Minister...
that in the current financial year we have already made advances to our allies and others which reach £423,000,000. To meet such expenditure as ours there must be, said the......
In The Russian Theatre Of War The News Is Distinctly
good A Petrograd communigith published on Thursday states that in the region of Dvinsk the Russians carried two heights which had been strongly organized by the Germans, made......
The Chief Event Of The Week Has Unquestionably Been Mr.
Asquith's speech, which recorded and decided several matters of the highest moment. They are : (1) Compulsion if for any reason Lord Derby's recruiting scheme should fail. (2)......
M. Briand Has Succeeded M. Viviani As Prime Minister Of
France. The first thing to be said is that the fall of M. Viviani's Government is no sign of faltering or of a, change of policy on the part of France in carrying on the war. It......
We Have Dealt In Our Leading Columns With Mr. Asquith ' S
announcements in regard to compulsion and the Cabinet and his own position. It remains to say something here as to the other sections of his speech. As to Serbia, Mr. Asquith's......
Taken As A Whole, The Effect Of Mr. Asquith's Speech
has been good. At first there was an inclination in certain portions of the Press to represent it as a failure, but the tide soon began to turn, and it is now generally admitted......
Mr. Asquith's Account Of Our Difficulties At The...
some frank admissions. Perhaps the most illumi- nating parts of this portion of the speech were the following sentences in regard to the project of forcing the Straits: " The......
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