Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-20
WOULD HAVE BODY
TO ORDER WHOLE
FIELD OF BATTLE
No Hint of Apology for Re-
cent Paris "Indis-
cretiOnS."
HIS DEFENSE SEEMS
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Ex-Premier Asquith, Spokesman
for Opposition, Sharply Crit
icizcs New Plan.
CROWDED HOUSE is PRESENT
Lloyd George Wants Entire Re.
sources OF Allies Used TO Best
Advantage Against Enemy.
CROWDED HOUSE is PRESENT
Lloyd George Wants Entire Re.
sources OF Allies Used 10 Best
Advantage Against Enemy.
IRv Associntcd rros.l


10 y y. November l?-prcm,.r
Lloyd George defended himself in tn.
House of Commons this afternoon
against the first serious attack his ad
ministration has faced and SO far an
the Commons is concerned. his dcrcns.
seemed highly successful. Tho Prime
Minister'S admirers call il a triumph.
incidentally, during his speech, Lfoyd
George announced the destruction OF
five German submarines in one d.y
"oi the submarine" he said IT have
no rear We are on its track. and
am glad TO tell the house that on sat
urday we destroyed five OF thcm-hv.
OF these pests OF the sea-
The attack on the Premier TO-DAY
was focused upon two points: the char
1'ter oil the war council which the
iremier announced in Paris, and the
condemnation OF the allies past
Paris speech.
! Tor the opposition. His specch, wa.
not in tho tone or an attack. but
sharp criticism of the new plan for
allied control Of the war. and a vindi-
cation OF his own government. for
which he remarked that he himself
ana the present Premier had each had
MS particular share of rcsponsihilitv
" was Keyed in a much mildcr strain
than the first hostile outburst from
the newspapers and sections of RI.
Liberal and Conservative parties. which
greeted the Premier on his return
home
REPLY IS CHARACTERISTIC
FIGHTING SPEEt-U
rhc Welsh leaders, reply was
characteristic lighting speech OF IN.
type which has made him famous
ihcrc was no thought OF rctraction
Tor anything hc had sa id or done, no
hih' OF apoloSctic strain. which some
expected, for what had been called III.
laris iudiscrctions
The entire Cabinet sat beside him
on the front bench. and a packed. si,cn,
mousse Of commcncrs, peers and Others
fortunate enough 10 obtain gallery
seats bent forward for cycrv vora
lhr man whose mantle he had as
Sumcd faced him across a snare OF
icW icct with 4 Sildcd mace hctuccn
thcm. Although they addressed each
otncr defcrcntially. as my honorab1.
'ricnd. sentences passed which. to
'hose who know recent history. seemed
"r ASHuith'S criticism was based on
TWO grounds: that the new war council
YOU'D conflict with the general s;an.
an" 'here would be two separate mill
tary advisory bodies. and the omi.sion
OF me navy from membership. lie also
questioned how such a council couia
have avcrted the course of events IN
serbia, Roumania. Russia and Italv. and
ha rD -is
that the sacrifices of the British army
had been largely misdirected or in vain
WOULD CO-ORDINATE wOuI<
OF VARIOUS STAFrS
ne i'rcmier arsGrd that the new
HodN would co-ordnate tho ,,or,. =,
INC various stats. whereas under IN.
OF" arrangement tho general STAFF had
met together only once a wear for m.
purpose OF settling the strategy OF
'he allies for battle fronts extending
over thousands OF miles. He announced
'hat Lord Kitchener had recommended
Such council in January 1918. and
'hai the general staff had proposed II
In July OF this year.
intense interest in the debate on IN.
creation or an interallied war council
ana premier Lloyd Georges Paris
''i'S'N u oi' 'HIS SUBJECT was shown wheu
'he House OF Commons met this after
noon The public, peers and distin.
suiShcd strangers galleries were
crowded. while every member who
c"nid be accommodated either had :,
scat or standing space on the floor O.
The chambc: The usual hour devoted
to questions having raSscd, Chief wbip
LORD Edmund Talbp: moved the adj
Journment of tho house. thus giving an
opportunity for the debate. and ths
former Premier. Mr. Asquith. immcd:-
aiely arose.
Mr.. Asduih said that in war, respon-
Sibility for what was done and what
was lett undonc rested on the shoulders
of tho governments Of the day. II was
the business OF the advisers Of the GOV.
ornmon TO give 90 inscl as 10 the best
means whercby-t The policy OF tho gov
cTnmcnt could be brought 10 sue
ccSsful issue II was OF vital import
ance III war that there should be fro
1ucnt consultations among the states.