The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-16
Sir Arthur Markham Tells
Commons "Secrptary Not
Man to VIM"
PEACE SUGGESTED:
HEATEDLl OPPOSED
Negotiation With Germany
Impossible. BOnar Law
Replies to Pacifi>t.

special Cabie Despdsch to TaE srH.
LONDON. Nov. lj.--Sir Arthur Mark
ham In the House of Commons to-day
launched a spirited attack on the War
Office. charging fraud, deceit and lying
lie accused the War Office Of not fulfill
ing it's promise to release boys OF be-
tween thirteen and sixteen years who
have enlisted.
Sir Arthur said he was convinced that
the Allies would make no progress in the
war as long as Lord Kitchener remained
In the War Office. He declared kitch-
body whose opinion differs from his own
and persstently bullied every man with
whom he disagreed
Kitchener is not the man." said Sir
Arthur ''to bring this war to sue
cessfu' conclusion"
ST. Charles Tr-Nelyan IN a pac,-
fist speech declared that IL the war was
TO be decided by attrition Germany
could hold out for six years. In the
meantime" ne said what is gong 70
happen to Great Britain and the rest of
the world:"
Peace BY Negotiation.
lie admitted that Belgium mus, be
freed and France get back Alsace-Lor.
raine and that nationali,ies must he re-
stored. hut he asked II there was any
thing humiiiating In trying to secure
these ends by negotiation, instead of
fighting.
Andrew Konar Law. Minister Of the
Colonies, replied to Sir Georges query
b! asking:
Does anybody belev. that Germany
would restore Alsace and Poland until
/! ne is beaten"
Cheers followed this counter query,
and among the cheers two shouts of
Yes" could be heard
The Minister continued:
Does anybody suppose this Govern
m-nt would not jump AT the earliest
opportunity of ending the war provided
it could end it in the only way con-
sistent with the ccuntry's honor and
safety"
II. admitted that the coalition had not
succeeded AS well rs he had hoped, but
dnutI ltc1' WIS no dileTilallNt. fks
ferring To further complaints about tn
suppression Of news, he declared that
since he had been in the Cabinet nothing
had been withheld which he thought was
lit for publication. lie said there has
been "A tendency throughout 10 magnify
every little success and to hide every
failure. but he asked tn, House 20 con-
s'Ier how much that was due % the
Government and how much to the news
papers.
lie recalled that after the landing Of
allied troops al SuNla Bay in August all
the newspapers treated il as a great VIC
tory. Yet the Government knew. hs
said. that compared with what was
aimed at IL was a great failure. al
though actually partial success.
Sensation In Place Of Truth.
The Government. not desiring that
the Impression OF victory be given,
,hereupon issued "A careful account OF
what happened" he said aiming TO cor
rect the impression. But the next morn
ing news posters proclaimed that 500
Yards had been gained on Gallipoli
The Government IL trying To improve
the situation 10y new arrangements. A
member of the Cabinet is going to
France for that object"
i1onar Law confessed he had been
completely wrong in his estimates re-
garding~the war Ite had never thought
he said. II would last AS long as l. has.
Nevertheless, he asserted, he saw nc
reason for discouragcment lie con-
tiuued:
The neutral countries have become
convinced that the German Powers are
going to win. | believe they are mis-
taken. but the fact Is noteworthy. and
the matter is still sufficiently in doubt
to make everybody intensity his efforts
to succeed"
T. =. OConnor disagreed with Ire
velyan's views. saying:
Nobody In the United Kingdom ought
TO talk peace"
Chairmau Hodge Of the Government
laboratories condemned the Govern,
ments weakness in dealing with tn,
Times and the Daily Maii He declared
the most eNil results had been causec
In France by the utterances published
hy these "jeremiads. lie criticised tn.
military waste, especially In the matter
of food supply FOR the army and nav,
and in ammunition. He ridiculed tn
Governments inspectors OF the manu-
facturc of shells, some of whom, he said