Evening star., 1918-06-19
WARNING SOUNDED
:: AS TO WAR DRAIN
British Press Sees Lack OF
4 Economy, Saying Govern
J ment Is MuIcted.
B0NAR LAWS SPEECH

ment on the statements made by An
drew Bonar Law, chancellor of the
exchequer, in moving q vote Of credit
in the house Of commons yesterday.
Other papers do not question the huge
outlay.
I'VE are getting our moneys worth
says the Daily Express. 1t adds that
the allies "look forward to another
Tho Daily News says: The sinister
fact is the indifference that prevails
on the subject. The treasury long
since ceased to exercise control: par
Lament offers nothing with which to
dam the tide. The governments idea
include any considerations Of econ
omy. and there is no check
on the torrents of waste in the de-
partments themselves"
while stating that the cost Of all
materials is higher, the Chronicle
charges the government with being
mulcted." and blames the continuing
inadeQuacy of our financial control"
The comment Of the morning news
papers is to the effect that the most
encouraging part Of the speech deliv-
cred by the chancellor concerned the
endless stream Of Americans to the
front.
Bonar Law Figures.
LONDON, June 1S.-Andrew Bonar
Law. chancellor Of the exchequer. In
troduced q vote Of credit for 100000
900 in the house of commons today,
gave some figures regarding the total
war credits, which. with the present
appropriation, would amount to FL,
S42,000,000, and announced that he
would postpone until tomorrow his
statement on national expenditure. He
then proceeded to give a review of
the general situation.
objectives Not Secured. /
'our advices from Italian head
quarters are that the enemy has not
secured in three days the objectives
which they had hoped to obtain the
first day. And 1t also Is true to say
that no offensive on this scale
throughout the whole war has at its
Speaking of the western front, Mr.:
Bonar Law, said that British and
ITEMS to which tho German divisions
were being sent before the COM
mencement of the offensive on March
Il. He admitted that the attack had
attained an amount of success which
had caused the utmost anxiety.
Continuing. Mr.. Law said:
Il think IL any one in the early
days Of the struggle had suggested to
Hindenburg that after three months
ths position would be what It 10 to-
day hs would have treated the sug-
ssstion with seern, There Is clear
mAa press that they are becoming
disappointed with the success-great
a. il has been-whieh has attended
the German arms 30 far
On the other hand, II we could
have foreseea three months ago what
shs position . now our anxiety would
hare been lesas ---
Question of Reserves.
The offensive of March H." he
eontinued. has brought. about unity
Of command. which results have JUS
died The long-continued battle
must be a question OF reserves The
great source Of allied reserves is
America, and it 10 undoubtedly part
Of tho German scheme to use up the
allied reserves before they can be
reinforced from America. But in this
Necessity has made possible what
seemed impossible. The American
troops are not coming; they have
come. America isn't coming into the
war: she IL IN it..
the house realizes and u delighted to
know that the American troops have
been fighting and have Justified the
high hopes which every one acQuaint-
ed with the character OF the Afneri-
can people formed OF what the fight
"Of course, cannot give you num-
bers. But the best way of making
the house realize how big the change
has been will be to read this extract
from the minutes OF the last supreme
war council:
"Thanks to the prompt and cordial
cooperation Of the President Of the
United States, arrangements which
have been set on foot for. the trans
portation and brigading OF American
troops will make IL impossible for the
enemy to gain victory by wearing out
the allied reserves. before he has ex-
hausted his own"
The references to America were
loudly cheered-
American Stream to Continue.
The chancellor again referred to the
unsnding stream Of American troops
coming across the water, and said it
power Of America. IL necessary. would
be thrown into the scale. What had
already been done and had been ar
ranged for showed clearly that the
extent Of American, military co-opera-
tion on the battlefield Of France would
I,
able. '" AVAIL
That was the great fact Of the pres
ent year. and thus had the German
hope Of nullifytnS American help in
the war been a mistaken hope.
Referring to the present lull on the
western front, he predicted that 1t
was only the lull preceding a hurri-
cane. But he had the greatest con-
fidencs in the moral courage Of the
allied and American troops and their
readiness to face what was coming.
Notwithstanding all they had suffered
and endured. Their morale had never
hen higher.
.'Those responsible" he said in con-
o1usion. look to the future without
alarm. II three months hence none
OF the strategic objects which have
Indicated has been attained by the
Germans. then their campaign will
have failed. and. despite their pre-
vfous victories. will prove to be the
most disastrous campaign in which
they have engaged.
The future Of our country and Of
weeks. But have confidence that
our soldiers and those Of our allies
will not fail US"
The house agreed to the vote Of
credit.
Asquith Voices Gratitude.
Ex-Premier .Asquith voiced the
onaa a. Ct st.sm.ns as ao.ss ass ssn.sa s M
view Of the situation and proceeded
70 enlarge on the benefit which would
accrue to parliament and the coun-
try II the Eovernmsnt would more
conhdsnce In this manner. SO
He thought there had been too
great rsticence in the past and that,