In the Commons on Wednesday Mr. Asquith moved to take
all the time of the House, while allowing private Members an extension of their daily period of debate on the adjournment from half an hour to an hour. He pointed out that it was the duty of all to subordinate every interest to one overmastering purpose. It would be not only idle but offensive to the good sense of the nation to proceed with controversial legislation. Mr. Boner Law thanked Mr. Asquith for his sentiments and promises. It was right that the British Session, like those of France and Canada, should be a War Session. One would have thought that Mr. Asquith's statement would appeal to every man both in substance and spirit. But not so. Some Liberals had grievances to air. Mr. King said that in the West of England Liberal agents had been prevented from going to the war because they had been told that they mast stay till the General Election was over. Many political organizations had been spending much money on keeping themselves up to the fighting pitch for party warfare, and BO on.
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