20 SEPTEMBER 1919, Page 1
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE papers of Friday week published a long statement from Mr. Churchill about the position in Russia. He states that Sir Henry Rawlinson has been "accorded the fullest discretionary power as to the time and method of evacuating the Archangel and Murmansk regions." Mr. Churchill sees no reason to suppose that Sir Henry Rawlinson will not " succeed in his task at an early date," but he points out that it is a task of peculiar diffi- culty. He confirms the statements which have been made about the comparatively large offensive scheme by General Ironside, and states that this offensive was planited at the suggestion of the Cabinet and had the Cabinet's approval.
