The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-17
GEORGE
IS INDICATED
Commons Votes Confidence After
Premier Refutes Maurice
Charges.
VINS BY VOTE OF 2S3 TO 10f
Says Army Figures Are True-mak'
End Of "Snipine." He Asks, IN
View of Fact Germans Are to
Make Greatest Blow.

London May 11.--EN-Prcmier As
quith's motion for the appointment OF
select committee to investigate the
charges mad. l.. l., General Maurice
against Premier Lloyd George was re
iected in the house of commons on
Thursday by n vote of 293 10 1O6. Sir
Edward Carson, leader Of the Irish
| unionists, appealed TO Mr.. Asquith not
TO proceed with his motion. Sir Ed
ward said that If the Vcracity of the
ministers was not believed in the house
there was not longer any possibility OF
carrying on the government.
Mr.. Lloyd George said that If the
motion was carried Mr.. Asquith would
! again be responsible for The conduct
| of the war.
Premier Lloyd George was cheereu
| loudly when he arose 10 speak. He saih
| he had been treated unfairly 1t was
! The business OF General Maurice L.
| come to the cabinet and point out
where the ministers had made mis-
! iakes, he declared.
Denying that the strength of the
| British fighting forces had been mis-
! represented as stated by General Maui
! rice. Mr.. Lloyd George asserted the hg-
| ureS which he had given were taken
! from official records at the war office.
| since that time hc had made inquiries
! ON thls point hc added, and the figures
! were not inaccurate.
! In regard tu the comparison between
! The enemy and the allied forces, th'
/ premier added, he was charged with
! misleading me public but all the hg.
urcS on which his statement was based
! came from General Mauricc's depart
, mcnt
Regarding the extension Of the Brit
i~h front, the premier went on, General
Maurice was at Versailles, but was not
I'm the council chamber. He was In a
building outside with others, assisting
the council. The extension of the
front Of General Coughs army the pre-
mlcr declared. Wu> never discussed nt
that council, and the extension was an
accomplished fact before thC council
met.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig,
Mr. Lloyd George said. was reluctant
10 extend his line. and 80 was tho
war cabinet. The extension, he added
was i'm response To very great pres
sure from France.
"Since | have thrown myself into
the vigorous prosecution of the war
7 have been drenched with cocoa
press Shop" Mr. Lloyd George said.
The "cocon press is the Daily
News group of newspapers controlled
by QunkerS, formerly the premi'rs
strongest supporters.
The premier declared such con'ro-
versies ms the present one V"r" lis.
tracing and paralyzing.
Il beg that they may come TO an
end" he added. National unity and
the army are threatened, The Ger
munS are preparing the biggest blow
Of the war. and beg and impiorc that
there Shall hc an end Ia this ~niplng
Tie suggestion was made by Mr.
A~quith that au investigation j." made
10y q uo-party committee of five mem
bcrs. which probably would ho able
10 reach u decision that would hc re-
spectcd by the house ana the country
ia two or three days.
"What Is the ulteruari'rE he
asked.
Get un with the war" c. J. stan
ton labor lender. interrupted This
. interiectiou was greeted with loud
, cheers.