10 JULY 1915, Page 3

For the moment we do not want to know who

is to blame for the past, but solely how to avoid danger for the future. There is only one exception. If it can be shown that only by telling the full story of the past can an incompetent man whose presence is a national danger be got rid of, then it

may of course be necessary to tell the whole story. In the present case, however, there is, we are convinced, no such necessity. Therefore we most sincerely hope that Lord Haldane and Mr. Lloyd George will refrain from all further debate, and will not take up each other's challenges. We do not want to hear anybody's excuses for a great blunder, but solely to get on with the manufacture of munitions.