Evening journal., 1918-05-10
LLOYD GEORGE wins
PARLIAMENT FIGHT
Asquith Motion for Com
mittee 10 Probe Charges
is Vo ed Down
UNFAIR, SAYS THE
ENGLISH PREMIER

LONDON. May iO-Ev-Prsmier AS
qulihs motion for he appointment OF
a select committee 10 Investigate the
charges asalnst the ministry made hy
General Maurice was rejected ln NE
House OF Commons last night by vote /
OF se3 10 iO6
Sir Edward Carson leader Of the
Irish Unonisis appealed 20 Mr. AS
quith mol 10 proceed with his motion.
-lr Edward said lh1l II the NerlcilN Of
inc ministers WAS not believed In HE
House there was no longer a p0ss.hil-
/ iiy of carrying on the government.
The former premier denied that his
/ motion was designed io obtain a vote
+ 0f censure 20 the government saying
/ % WAS absurd lo describe d as euch.
should he md % his duty 10 censure
me eo,ornment Doe said he hoped De
would have ihe courage io DO So ln di-
rect and uncquNocal form.
The former premier said hc knew
many of his friends had thought he had
been iainlheartcd in this matter. and
hat there were persons other than his
friends who thought oi him as helms
dey0ured by impatcncc 60 resume Of
Gee
81 am quite content" as added "to
leave Judgment of that kind TO the
House and my fellow counlrymen."
Unless an act OF Parliament were
passed, he said. the tribunal of Judges
proposed FOR an inquiry into the Maui
rice affair would have no compulsory
powers Of ans kind Ne considered II
FAR better 10 adopt the familiar ma.
chinery Of the select committee from
the House The governments pro.
posal for a court Of honor amounted "a
an admission that an inquir, Was nee.
essary and that The matters raised
were so secret they could not he dis
cussed even by a select committee M
asked whether the government still
1 thought an inquiry was necessary o
that the case could he considered with
, out the presentation Of secret docu
menls
4 The suggestion was made by Mr. As
1uiih that an Investigation be made b.
a no-pariy committee OF nye member.
n Which probably would be able 90 reacl
a o. decision that would be respected 10
n the House and the country In tWo %
three days
- WHAT D. NlN ulAFN NNAlNN Nf NrnNi
is Get on with the war" &. b star
rs ION. Labor member. interrupted TIA
l6 inieriection was greeied with lou
ls cheers
~ Mr. Asquth responded that the be
= way 10 get ON with the war was
clear ava, misconceptions and misu
derstsudlngs which might have no fou
dalton but created doubt IN the mind
h everyone
Premier Lloyd George was cheer
loudly when he arose TO speak. He 81
De- hs had been treated unfairly 10 "
.sy the business OF General Maurice 90 col
.i 10 the Cabinet and point out where
ministers had made mistakes he
he clared Denying that lhe strength
rk- ne British fighting forces had be
o. misrepresonted. as stated by Gene'
"a. Maurice. Mr. Lloyd George asserted {
0uires which hc had given were tab
from ofacial records ai The War ON
ing Since that time. he had made inquir
Ike on this p0ini hs added and the 0VlI
t, we're not inaccurate
' The demand made by Mr AsQuih
Yer select committee was characteru
In bN me premier as without precedent
car the history OF ihe House Mr. Ilt
George said that n this motion So
carried Nir Asnlth would aglin Doe
sp0nsible for the conduct ~ the "
The premier quoted from docume
OF from General Mauriccs DEPARTING
md dated nine DAYS after lhe prem.,
,as speech in which the statement rega
~ ing me relative sizes of the allied
-H enemy forces had been made the q
'he tation being 90 me snect that the go
de hsisni strength W The British army ~
old greater boz January i9is than In lai
,.t ary. 1911
~ Field Marshal Hais 40 one time v
~ under iho Impression Mr.. Lloyd Gsol
", declared That the cabinet had iai
me decision a. 90 The extension OF
t' line without his consent. but the 3
. pcraI chief of stan had sent men