They Did Not Talk Of Martial Law, Continued Lord Salisbury;
it was much more simple to talk of war power. "The ordinary peaceable machinery by which the State is conducted had to be suspended ; soldiers were in the field, battles were......
On Monday The House Of Lords Engaged In A Not
very profitable debate on the question of martial law, —the question being raised by Lord Spencer, who wanted to know whether any special directions had been given or any......
On Monday And Tuesday The House Of Commons Debated, With
a certain lassitude, yet in speeches often full of fury, what was really a vote of censure on the Government for its conduct of the war. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman moved for......
Mr. Asquith Raised The Debate On Tuesday To A Rather
higher level, first by explicitly repudiating suspicion of any officers of the Army — a wise repudiation, for the whole profession is getting irritated by incessant slander—and......
The French Chamber On Tuesday Voted By 298 To 237
that future Chambers should last for six years instead of four. It is believed that the Ministry, who supported the measure, have secured the adhesion of the Senate in advance;......
Mr. Brodrick In His Reply Made Great Points Of The
absence of any charge of bad supply, and of the necessity in distributing immense contracts of choosing firms about whose resources there could be no doubt. He declared that......
Vienna And Berlin Have Been Greatly Moved By A Scene
in the Austrian Reichsrath. In the sitting of Tuesday Herr Schimerer, leader, of the Pan-German group, concluded a speech protesting against some decision of the President by a......
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