Arizona republican., 1915-11-12
SAYS SEIZURE
OF THE GLOBE
NOT JUSTIFIED
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


LONDON, Nov. 11-During the
course of a discussion in the house on
the suspension of the Globe newspaper,
James Myles Hogge, member FOR East
Edinburgh declared his belief that the
statement that Lord Kitchener had re-
signed was true and that the seizure of
the paper because of publication of the
statement was not justified.
Premier Asquith, who Immediately
replied, said that Mr.. Hogge accused
him of "a deliberate and inexcusable
falsehood", and to make the matter
quite clear, he declared:
Earl Kitchener never rendered his
resignation, either to the king or my
self, the only two persons to whom he
could have rendered it. Earl Kitchener
never breathed a word of resignation
to either"
The decision to send Lord Kitchener
to the near East, the premier added
was taken by the cabinet on Thursday,
November -. The information which
led the government to make the de-
cision was brought to their knowledge
for the first time on Wednesday In
the interests OF public life. he protested
against the charges that the king was
being directed against the head of the
government as likely. if believed, to do
incalculable harm to the country
throughout the world. He repudiated
the charge that the Globe had been
singled out for special treatment Mr.
Hogge and William NJ. r. Pringle.
members for Northwest Lanarkshire.
however, insisted that other papers
which were equally guilty, had not
been proceeded against.
Sir John Simon, home secretary,
POINTED out that the Globe was in an
entirely different position from the
other papers in that it had ignored the
warning of the press bureau on Thurs
day night in the form of a request
made to all the papers that no refer
ence should be made to Earl Kitchen
er's movements until further notice.
The next day the Globe, and the
Globe alone. published the statement
that Earl Kitchener had resigned be-
cause he had quarreled with his col
leagues. When a denial was issued.
the Globe repeated the statement. thus
saying in effect that the government
was living. Under the circumstances it
was the bornden duty of the govern
ment to prevent further circulation of
the lie in the most summary and di-
rect way.
After several members had spoken
on several aspects of the war. Arthur A.
Ponsonby, liberal closing the debate
for the critics of the government, said
that while the situation was not so bad
as it was painted, there was a limit to
endurance. and that the chancellor of
the eXchequr could not but look with
the graVest apprehension to the future
After the war, he declared, the foreign
offices would have to be cleared out
from top to bottom.
Sir Edward Grey, secretary for for
eign Affairs, assured the house that if
the government had not done as much
as it should have liked for Serbia. it
had not been from any want of good
will. The French and British govern
ments had offered to send 900
troops to Saloniki to enable Greece to
fulfill her treaty obligations to Serbia.
They had sent the men who were avail
able at once, and had begun to make
preparations for the transport of troops
from other places, but these could not
be obtained without due regard for the
military exgiences. Then Greece
changed her mind.
After consultation with France. how
ever, it was decided to continue the
of troops to Saloniki 1t was
due only to the limitations imposed by
the war that more had not been sent
The house formally agreed to a vote
of credit for e500, 900 $4,000, OOO,-
O00) asked for by Premier Asquith.