The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-12
HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTES TWO BILLION ADDITIONAL CREDIT. 400, 100000 Pounds Sterling
 for Prosecution of
 the War
KITCHENER'S JOURNEY TO EAST IS DISCUSSED
Serious Developments in Near East Reported November 4 OccasiOned Cabinets Decision to Send Earl
 Kitchener to the Front

London November n.-Premier Asquith stated in the House of Commons tonight that Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, sec retary of state for war, had never ten dercd his resignation either to King George or to the premier, the only two persons to whom it could have been of fered.
 The statement was made. in reply to James Myles Hogge, member for East Edinburgh, who, during a discussion of the suspension of the Globe newspaper, declared his belief that the statement that Lord Kitchener had resigned was true and that the seizure of the paper because of the publication of the state ment was not justified.
 Premier Asauith, who immediately re- piled, said that MT. Hogge accused him of "deliberate and inexcusable falsehood," and to make the matter quite clear, he declared:
 Earl Kitchener never rendered his resignation to the King or myself, the only two persons to whom he could have rendered it. Earl Kitchener never breathed word of resignation to either
 
 the near east the premier added, was taken by the cabinet on Thursday, No- vember A. Serious information, which led the government to take the decision was brought to their Knowledge for the first time on Wednesday, The premier repu- dated the charge that the Globe had been singled out for special treatment.
 MT. Hogge and William R. Pringle, memb CT for Northwest LanarlSshire how ever, insisted that other papers, which were equally guilty. had not been pro- ceeded against.
 Sir John Simon. home secretary, point ed 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 Thursday night in the form of a request made to all the papers that no reference should be made to Earl Kitchener's movements until further mo- tice.
 The next day the Globe and the Globe alone, published the statement that Earl Kitchener had resigned because he had uuarreled with his colleagues, When a denial was issued the Globe repeated the statement, thus saying i'll effect that the government was lying.
 Under the circumstances it was thea bounden duty of the government to cor rect that false impression and prevent further circulation of the lie in the most summary and direct way. If paper would not listen to the government warn ing in a crisis such as this, it must listen when the government acted IT the pro prietors thought they had ground for ac- tion the government would offer every facility for these proceedings to be ac- celerated.
 After several members had spoken on the various 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 limit to endurance. and that the chancellor of the exchequer could not but look with the grayest apprehension to the future. After the war, he declared the foreign office would have to be cleared out from top to bottom.
 Sir Edward Grey secretary for foreign affairs, assured the house that If the gov ernment had not done as much as it should have liked for Servia, it had not been from any want of good will. The French and British governments had of- fered to send 150,000 troops to Saloniki to enable Greece to fulfill her treaty obliga- ticns to Servia. They had sent the men who were available at once and had began to make preparations Tor the trans- port of troops from other places, but these could not be obtained without due regard for the military exigencies. Then Greece changed her mind.
 After consolidation with France, how ever, it was decided to continue the dis patch of troops to Saloniki. It was dua only to the limitations imposed by the war that more had not been sent.
 The house formally agreed to vote of credit for a40O,0O0.Ooo (s200O, ,0O0, ,0OO) asked for by Premier AsQuith. 4s.a