The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-08
GEORGE
TO DISCLOSE
WAR SECRETS
OF ENGLISH
Action of General Maurice in
Questioning Veracity Of
Cabinet Presents Serious
Political Situation.
EXPECT CENSuRE VOTE.
(By Associated Press)


letter, Premier Lloyd George, accord
ing to the lobby correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, considers it unavoid-
able to disclose facts which have been
withheld up to the present for mill
tary reasons. The premier. it is add
ed, intends to give facts and figures
when he speaks on the Asquith mo-
tion on Thursday.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, May 8.-The government
has issued summons to its support
ers requesting their attendance in
the house of commons on Thursday,
when "Mr. Asquith will move reso-
luton which if carried. will be vote
of censure of the government"
"a division is absolutely certain"
says the call.
According to the Press Association
the proposal to refer the Maurice af-
fair to two judges may be regarded
as withdrawn as the suggestion did
not appeal to the house and its re-
lection by Mr.. Asquith and his follow
ers rendered it worthless.
On the other hand. it is added, it is
doubtful whether any other form Of
inquiry will be held and it is likely
the premier will give the house the
fullest possible information consist
ent with public safety, citing figures
in proof of his statement of the rele-
tive strength of the army in January
1917, and January 1918. AS regards
other matters involved in the state
ment of General Maurice it is under
stood an explanation perfectly con-
sistent with both versions will be
made.
LONDON, May S.-The action Of
General Maurice, former chief director
of military operations at the war Of
flee. in impungning the veracity OF
ministers Of the Government, has Gre
ated most serious political situation
and one which is of vital importance
to the cabinets existence according to
the view expressed by several of the
morning newspapers.
Papers which have consistently sup
ported the present administration rally
to it's side and insinuate or assert
openly that former Premier Asquith
and his followers are back of General
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noeuvre to oust the Lloyd George cab
met and put in its place a cabinet
headed by Mr.. Asquith, Viscount Grey
and the Marquis of Lansdowne.
Thursdays debate, the Daily Tele-
graph thinks, will be the most serious
that any the government has had to
face, involving the question of it's con-
tinuance in power. The paper is con-
vinced that the ministers acted in per.
feet good faith when they made state
ments which Gen. Maurice contradicts
and believes they merely repeated in
formation supplied by their military
advisers. The Daily Telegraph be-
lieves the country has complete and
justifiable confidence in the govern
ment but adds:
There is no doubt that the oppo-
sition, led by Mr.. Asquith regards the
time as ripe, for it to accept the re-
sponsibility of office. 1t is for the
house of commons to choose. The
alternative gvernment would be exclI-
sively radical one"
The Daily Mail, which strongly sup
ports Premier Lloyd George and is a
strongly inimical to former Premier
Asquith. says the debate on Mr.. AS
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