3 APRIL 1915, Page 2

Success in the war, the Chancellor proceeded, was a question

of munitions

"I say that, not only on ray own authority, but on the authority of our great General, Sir John French. He has made it quite Blear what his conviction is on the subject. I think I can venture to say that that is also the conviction of the Secretary of State for War, and it is also the conviction of all those who know anything about the military problems—that in order to enable us to win, all we require is an increase, and an enormous increase, in the shells, rifles, and all the other munitions and equipment which are neces- sary to carry through a great war. You have proved to us to-day quite clearly that the excessive drinking in the works connected with these operations is interfering seriously with that output."