Colonel Claude Lowther moved the adjournment of the House of
Commons on Wednesday to remind the Government that they were expected to exact the uttermost farthing from Germany by way of reparation. Colonel Lowther and other members expressed the common feeling that we could not 'afford to let off the Germans, who had done so much wanton damage, and had compelled us and our Allies to contract enormous debts. Mr. Boner Law in reply said that.the Govern- ment still meant to.obtain as much aa.they could from Germany, but that the amount of the British claim had not yet been determined. Mr. Boma Law asked the House to trust the Government to do their beet. We have a right to recover every pfennig from Germany, but we may only too easily reduce the numbers of pfennigs she can pay if we cripple her productive capacity. We must so manage matters that Germany will be a sure and steady payer for some time to come. This will not satisfy Colonel Lowther, but it is the right course.
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