tage --
Its misleading character -- Sir H. Dalziel's attack upon General
von Donop in the House -- Mr. Lloyd George's reply -- A
discreditable episode -- Misapprehension on the subject of the
army's preparedness for war in respect to material --
Misunderstanding as to the machine-gun position -- Lord French's
attack upon the War Office with regard to Munitions -- His
responsibility for the lack of heavy artillery -- The matter
taken up at the War Office before he ever raised it from G.H.Q.
-- His responsibility for the absence of high-explosive shell for
our field artillery -- A misconception as to the role of the
General Staff -- The serious difficulty that arose with regard to
this ammunition owing to prematures -- The misstatements in
"_1914_" as to the amount of artillery ammunition which was sent
across France to the Dardanelles -- Exaggerated estimates by
factories as to what they would be able to turn out -- Their
estimates discounted as a result of later experiences -- The
Munitions Ministry not confined to its proper job -- The incident
of 400 Tanks -- Conclusion.

CHAPTER XI

COUNCILS, COMMITTEES, AND CABINETS...................... 208

The responsibilities of experts at War Councils -- The Rt. Hon.
A. Fisher's views -- Discussion as to whether these meet the case
-- Under the War Cabinet system, the question does not arise --
The Committee of Imperial Defence merged in the War Council early
in the conflict -- The Dardanelles Committee -- Finding a formula
-- Mr. Churchill backs up Sir I. Hamilton -- The spirit of
compromise -- The Cabinet carrying on _pari passu_ with the
Dardanelles Committee -- Personal experiences with the Cabinet --
The War Council which succeeded the Dardanelles Committee -- An
illustration of the value of the War Cabinet system -- Some of
its inconveniences -- Ministers -- Mr. Henderson -- Sir E. Carson
-- Mr. Bonar Law -- The question of resignation of individuals --
Lord Curzon -- Mr. Churchill -- Mr. Lloyd George.

CHAPTER XII

SOME INTER-ALLIES CONFERENCES........................... 222

The Conference with the Italians in Paris in April-May 1915 --
Its constitution -- Italians anxious that Allies should deliver
big offensive simultaneously with advance of Italian army --
Impossibility of