Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-23
Lord Robert Cecil 10 Have I'M
portant Post and Issue All
Orders in Council Here
after,
HARD HITTING NOW
NEEDED, SAYS BERESF0RD
Civilian Control Of Operations
Blamed for Many Disasters;
Aggressive Policy on Water
Urged Against Germany.

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rhc government Through the Marquis
house of lords tonight that II had de-
,dcd To turn over all matters con-
nectcd with the blockade of Germany
to ono man who would rank as a fun
Iledged cabinet minister. II is un-
derstood that the new post will go
to Lord Robert cecil, who since the
formation of the coalition govern-
ment has been under-secretary for
foreign affairs He will retain this
post, Joining the cabinet as blockade
The new minister will be charged
with the administration of the orders
in council regulating the blockade,
az wol as responsibility for the gem
eral policy and practice OF the gov
with respect 10 trade pass
ing to or from neutral countries.
Cccil Young Man.
Lord Robert Cecil is a lawyer of
wide experience and young man. az
of the British cabinet go. In
the foreign office he has been inti-
mately concerned with the blockade
operations, particularly in their re-
lnuions to tn. complicated mattors
touching belllgercnt and neutral
rights. His elevation to the cabinet
viii give the unionlsts another rep
resentative in the coalition council.
TIE whole question OF The blockade
was threshed out at considerable
length in the house Of lords this ev-
cning. Baron Sydenham and Baron
Beresford making the principal APP
peals for stricter blockade. while
the Marquis of Lansdowne and Baron
Buckmastcr defended the govern
ment.
II was Baron Beresfords maiden
speech in the house Of lords and his
plea was spirited and epigrammatic,
notably with the usual
sombrc ultra-dignifled debates OF the
upper house.
There Is some doubt" he began,
whether tho government ls going
about It's task in the right way. The
war was never won by orders In coun-
eli or rroclamations, but by hard
hitting. If We want to bring Ger
many to her knees. We must exercise
the blockade power thoroughly and
under the principles of in
ternational law.
strong Policy Needed.
To do that 1t is necessary to have
a policy ana to turn 1t over to the
navy and let the navy enforce 1t.
"rhese orders IN cotincll may be
slateamanship, but fhcN are moi war
aud they are not likely TO win the
war | would allow nothing what
ever to so into Germany, not even
luxurics. would abolish tho dis
tinction between absolute and condl-
,onal eontraband. I would extend
the doctrine Of continuous voyage to
an eontraband. The war should be
run by five cabinet minister's without
duties. The longer We
have civilian control of the operations
Of the war the more disasters We
shah suffer"
The Marquis Of Lansdowne replied
10 Lord Beresiord. point by point.
"Tho conduct Of the wat" he said.
is already in the hands of small
committee and that e0mmittee SO far
rs the conduct Of the war Is con-
rcrned. has never since It was created
been hampered by the interferences
of the civilian members of the tab-
met
1T was by no means true that there
has been anything approaching a uni
versal increase IN the quantity OF
goods passing to neutral countries IN
the past year maintain that the
filtration of goods to the enemy
through neutral countries is showing
a marked tendency to diminish, OWNS
to tho measures the government has
taken Experienced officials say that
no commodities of military
Importance are now being imported
into neutrar countries above the
amount legitimately required for
home consumption.
"Our blockade has accomplished
some very satisfactory results aud the
cabinet scarcely deserves to be stlg-
maiized as it was the other day as
feeble and norvelcss. our nerveless'
policy has killed Gcrmanys export
trade and seriously crippled import
Trade.
II sometimes wish the people of this
country could have experience. say
f.p !. farlntrtt ~ Tho conditions nrc-
vailing now in Austria and Germany.
| am satisfied tnat we would then
hear no moro Of this talk about the
government sitting with folded hands
doing nothing"
Baron Buckmaster summed up the
position as follows;
Although the principles of inter-