The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-23
ASQUlTH TO MAKE
SPEECH IN SECRET
British Order in Council For
bids Publication Of .'Cn-
.authOrizcd Details"
LLOYD GEORGE ATTACKED

I.oNpo~. April cc.--An Order N Coun-
ell was adopted today f~orbidding the
publication Of proceedings Of secret ses-
siors of Parliament or Of Cabinet meet
ings. except such accounts as are given
out by tho official press bureau.
Tie measure was adopted at this time.
il - assumed, to prevent the publication
Of unauthorized details Of. the secret
sessions Of the two houses OF Parliament
neNt Tuesday. when 'renie Asuuith's
statement regarding recruiting will be
made, including facts and figures.
The rev order in rounci IL added
~ the Defence Of the Realm act. II
makes il unlawful for ANY person or
newspaper. per oiical. circular or other
printed publication to make in any pub.
II" speech or 20 publish any rcpor, Of or
&" purp"it to describe or {" refer to
tn, proceedings Of such session. except
such report thereof rs may officially he
communicated through the directors Of
the official press bureau"
secret cabinet Meetings.
The section of tn" order referring 30
cabinet meetings. which is similar IN
Form. applies 20 ANY meeting OF the
,'ahiu,t and to the contents Of An! con
fl"ut'al document and to an! confilcH-
tai information 'bta,nci from any Gov
~ 'N'I'hl WV W wy ''F'' ~
persons In the Kings employment.
kug GEORGE. at a meeting Of the Priv!
Council at Windsor Castle To-day. sigt-i
the u,i,r authoriI.ng the secret session
o. Parliament.
In an oven letter David Lloyd George
Nip,S;cr Of Munitions. il accused 10y
Alfred O. Gardiner. editor Of the pdily
No~s. OF responsibility for the recent
cabinet crisis.
10. s.Nt,r - NJ ,kp-asslnu Of tho
gradually increasing Dissatisfaction "f
the ,dicals in England with Mr.. LLOYD
Georges recent attitude. During the
first year If tn. ,ar the Munster ~ NM
uitions was regarded as the Idol of the
radicals. ~ late this support has been
falling away from HIM. At present the
Conservative newspapers and the North
,life press have hren his most hearty
supporters. These newspapers have also
severely attacked tho coalition Govern
men, and worked for It's downfall.
Mr. Gardiner says in his letter:
TIL. cri-is this week was the Culmi-
nation ~ all your activities. The coun-
try has made it, choice between Asduith
and YOU. II heard much about .\suuith
from your friends Of the press. You
escaped insult. You will escape expos
ure no longer,
Democracy q Vehicle.
In tho heated, overWr ought a'nos
rl"rc - YOUR mind You he lev. your-e'f
, Man uF Destiny. I'cm cracy has been
"uiy 4 vehicle to YOU. not a faith Wnctt
the storm came adventure within YOU
made short work II the democrat. Now
You could have that ten months power of
Napoleon Of which YOU once spoke Ia me,
Parliament became a nuisance. and de
n. "racy an encunhrancc for Napoleon,
making a new heaven and earth.
You never understood or liked trade
unionism. You are essentially an agra
r,an aCitator. This has been the crucial
collision between you and AsIuith.
Throughout he souglt TO carry labor
with him. You. in apocaly ptic vision of
yourself as the savior ~ Europe. turned
to c~"rnpulsion. Ycu were one OF tho
chief architects ~ the fall of the Liberal
Government and the establishment Of tn"
coalition. But the new Government WAS
not what you intended. AsIuith. Grey
and Kitchener remained and II was sub
ieCted from the outset to bitter, rclcnt-
,c>s attacks.
Am ! wrong In assuming YOU have
been in clos. intimacy witt, the chief
assa.lants of the Government"