The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
Immigrations to be Restricted
Luxuries to be Curtailed-Debat
in House of Commons Develops
Caustic Critcism-Balfour Replies
in Defence OF Government.
in Defence Of Government.

lGSSQ, SuCS LII 1c@4o W SlAS oAASSA
supervising the embarkation tn
reply of the Foreign Officer to thei
passport application, together witt
their birth certificates, with photo
graphs attached.
Since the refusal of the Cunart
Company to carry abroad British
subjects eligible for military service
last Saturday the Anchor Line ant
the White Star Line have adopted al
identical course. Other lines are ex
pected to follow with similar action
That the government also has
under consideration the passage ot
sumptuary laws to insure the strict
est domestic economy was informa
ton given by Premier Asquith II
the House of Commons this week
The premier added that he would
be glad to receive any suggestion:
concerning such legislation.
A member from Wiltshire had ask
ed the Premier whether, Gin view ot
the serious state of the nation
finances and of the thoughtiess ex'
| trayagance and unnecessary luxury
still being INDUCED in by many per,
sons to the annoyance of their neigh.
bors, the Premier would consider
the advisa bility of passing drastic
sumptuary laws which would insure
the strictest domestic economy, and
put all classes upon footing during
the war of greater equality in their
mode Of living"
In the House Of Commons William
Joynson-Hicks member of the Brent
ford division Of Middlesex, drew at
tention to the condition Of the royal
flying corps and the naval air SER
vice. He said there was great dis
satisfaction connected with the naval
air service in regard to the organLza-
ton and the appointment of chief
who knew nothing about aircrafts,
above the heads Of those who in fact
had built up the fabric Of the SER
vice.
It was important. added the mem
Der that England should have large,
new aeroplanes for the offensive next
spring, in order to meet the new air
ships and new aeroplanes which the
Germans were building. He asked
why work on an English Zeppelin
had been stopped in January, and
whether the admiralty had dropped
the policy Of attacking Zeppelins by
aeroplane.
Arthur Lynch, Nationalist member
for Westclare, attacked Lord Llege,
who, he said, had blundered in not
moving to the defence Of Liege, again
on the question cf munitions, and
once again in Serbia.
'tThe blunder in the Dardanelles," p"
he added, "was at least a biunder OF
a man who meant to do something
He contended that the war was be-
lag conducted with signal incom-
petence, and that unless there was
change the country was moving
straight to disaster. He would sweep
away seventy per cent of the higher
British command, beginning with
Field Marshal French, who had been
in command fifteen months and had
made no progress"
In the last offensive, continued
Mr.. Lynch, the allies broke through
the German lines, but in the supe-
rior command decision was wanting
to take full advantage Of the moral
victory. The Government, he de-
cIared, had no plan Of campaign
The idea of a successful war Of attri-
ton was absurd. The w.r must be
won in the field. The men were
good and munitions were there.
Leadership and direction were lack
ing.
Mr.. Balfour, replying to the re-
marks of Mr.. Joynson-Hichs, said he
did not think it ought to be assumed
that the Germans had taken the lead
In aircraft construction. The adnl-
ralty and war office desired to i'm
prove the construction Of the aircraft
in strength, power and speed for the
aerial defence Of London.
It would, of course, be an enor-
nous advantage to have overWhelm-
ing forces of aircraft which could De
hurled against the invader and oe-
come invaders themselves, and the
Government was doing it's best to in.
crease the number of avlators and
machines for their use.
eve are building he said, mot
an inconsiderable number of lighter
than air craft at the moment, largely
for the purpose of scouting. the
question Of lighter than air and heaV'
| ier than air craft is still undecided
There are many persons who think
Germany chose wrongly in choosing
Zeppelins."
Mr.. Balfour pointed out that, al
| though when the war broke out the
air service was relatively in its in
fancy, it would be found that during
the progress of the war it had MOI
fallen behind that against which Il
was matched.
The largest part of the defence o.
London, continued the first lord
must be a coast defence, anG as they
got more of the appliances for thl:
purpose. they would more nearly sue
ceed in achieving it. At present the
admiralty were limited by thell
means of defense. but were making
guns. as fast as they could.
The service was being CONSTANT!
pulled up by the shortage of men ane
no fairy waving of wands could pu
that right. The aeroplane had no
the range to o&:enable. it to proceed
from these shores and become a men
ace. The enemy. Zeppelins, which
attacked Eneland, came from Nortl
Germany, which it was not easy fo'
British aircraft to attack.
With respect to the charges o
blundering in the operations, ST
Balfour said he had no doubt there
was much talent in the country Whlcl
was not. finding its best operation
nor did he think that every man il
high command was the very best nal
omniscience could discover. bu
nothing could be gained by such
speech as Mr.. Lynch had delivered
No practical suggestion had beel
made. except that every man engaged
should be turned out and some un
specified persons put in to direc