Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: That agreement has never been ratified.
Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: This Government, during the last 15 months, has had such an almost perfect record in all questions of social life, that I assume the Opposition, whether they be Liberals or the Labour party, think it necessary to attack the Foreign Minister over the question of what has happened at. Geneva. But in doing so, I think they belittle the question, and miss the point altogether, because it is...
Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: "Disinterested" was the word.
Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: Exactly.
Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: I did.
Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: Is the hon. Member really in order in criticising the Navy for what it did in 1860, when it was acting under the orders of the Government. He should move a Vote of Censure on the Government of 1860.
Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: Is it not more a question of the length of solitary confinement in regard to some sentences, and are not some prisoners better fed than others?
Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: Why did you not turn up earlier?
Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: During the course of this discussion there was one very interesting point mentioned by the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Carnarvon Boroughs (Mr. Lloyd George). He questioned whether the Germans would be really willing to discuss the terms and conditions laid down in the reply delivered on the 16th of this month to the German Government by the French Government. I think we must really...
Captain Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett: I cannot help thinking the whole character of this Debate has been somewhat changed by the totally unexpected evacuation of the left banks of the Chair by that over-sensitive and highly-strung army which could not stand seeing one of its Members subjected to the ordinary rules of procedure of the House. Whatever happens in the future we shall at least know that they are all sailing under the...
