New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-10
NorthcIiffe Papers De
nounce Asquith's Tribute
TO Ex-ChancellOr.
GERMAN SYMPATHY
SHOWN IN TALKS
Politicians Plan an Airing in
Parliament to Force the
Premier'S Hand.
Try Gable to The Tribun !

London. July 9.-The sensation
caused by Mr.. Lloyd Georges fiat con-
tradiction OF Viscount Haldanes state
ment regarding the supply of war mu-
nitions. with the charges by the North
clife papers that an intrigue is afoot
to get Lord Haldane back into the Cab
met, has increased to-day.
Newspapers are busy reprinting the
former Lord Chancellor's ante-bellum
speeches regarding relations with Ger
many. and commenting on Premier AS
Guith's remarkable tribute to him read
at the National Liberal Club on July
3. While there is n dsinclination to
have personal questions thrashed out
publicly during the war. there is never
theless a determination on the part Of
a small body of politicians TO force a
parliamentary discussion and clear up
the situation. especially with reference
to the Premier's speech.
Sir Henry Dalziell. Liberal Member
for Kirkcaldy Burghs. has given no
tice that he will ask Premier Asquth
in the House Of Commons on Monday
whether Lord IIaldane's disclosures of
the proceedings Of a confidential COM
mittee of the Cabinet were made with
the Premier's authority. and it seems
as though the government will hardly
be able to avoid a public discussion.
Parliament to Air Question.
Premier Asquith will be asked to
grant one day for a full discussion Of
the causes responsible for the def
cheney Of munitions.
So far Lord Haldane has kept COM
pete silence regarding the contro-
versv
The Northcliffe press publishes an
appeal which its urges its readers TO
sign and send to the government. pro
testing against the readmission OF VS.
count Haldane to the Cabinet.
THE Daily Mail" in attacking Lord
HaldGne. says:
"One would have thought that in
view Of the lamentable slaughter OF the
best Of our race. due to our unpre-
pared condition. those who misled the
country as TO German intentions would
have disappeared from public life. Not
so Lord Haldane. 1t has been appar-
ent for some time that an active IN
trigue has been on foot TO obtain FOR
him place in the government not
necessarily in the Cabinet-in which
he will be able once more to influence
public affairs"
Print Pro-German Speeches.
The part of Premier AsQuith's Ma
tional Liberal Club panegyric which
has excited particular criticism was;
"The signal service Lord Haldane has
rendered and the splendid example ne
has set to the empire"
"The Daily Mail" gives list of what
il calls "the Haldane press" including
THE Pail Mall Gazette and The OBJ
server" and adds as regards these two
Newspapers: Zone would have thought
Mr.. Astor's millions might have been
devoted to better purposes than this"
In attempting to show Lord Haldane's
pro German sympathies "The Daily
Mail" publishes extracts from his ante
bellum speeches.
THE Daily Chronicle" condemns the
habit of the Northcliffc press of quot
ing from pre-war speeches and news
papers in order to hold up to obloGuy
as pro-German any one who before the
war was in favor Of a better under
standing with Germany In order TO