Show BRITISH STRIVE TO CONTROL AIR SAYS CHURCHILL S War Tar Pleads With Villi CO Commons for Liberal Appropriation London Aug Au- 12 D By By the Associated lcd Press ln In In the thc house of or commons to tonight tonight to- to night nl-ht the ministers heard strong criticism criticism criticism crit crit- of the extra n extravagance of oC tho the government gov gov- in tho the matter malter of oC armaments armament but Winston Inston Spencer Churchill secretary secre tar tary for war in a a. general defense of or orthe the J government o said ho was able to promise considerable retrenchment In InthIs Inthis inthis this direction His speech b betrayed that the government gov JO was trying as far tar as ns possible to meet tho popular demands for greater great great- er cr economy The rue nl flight KIght ht lion Hon Sir Frederick Banbury Banbury Ban- Ban bury hurr unionist argued that thal the tho people would woul never nc economize while Acting Rc ministers riding about in o automobiles at the nations nation's expense The Right night lion Bon Geor George e Lambert liberal lib Uh- eral cral challenged the government o to Ma say what It considered the peace place time tune strength lh of the thc air force Coree likely likel to be and when the thc colossal expenditure on in mill military i 1 1 tar tary ad adventures ad v en t u rca a abroad b roa d would o u Id cease ccase He lie declared the government go governmentS f S had lost the confidence of or the thc countr country by the lle hu huge o expenditures in er c every government gov gov- department Vorce on Rhine I Mr Churchill said tho the government o v was as beginning to retain control over o expenditure It had been arranged ed I S v ith Tr France nl th that bv h Lh the ml of rf n foh i- i the ih British t I si sir r forces on n ti the e Rhine T may Y-b Y be reduced to a l single le strong brigade ade In Including Including In- In eluding an air force of or a single squadron squad squad- td- td ron The Tho delayed clayed peace with Turkey and antl Bulgaria and the position in tn Mesopotamia mia rola prevented pre immediate tc reduction of oC the lar large e forces Corces while the tho Irish tlc tl was strongly opposed to reducing the Irish garrison The government ov Is ts making earnest farnest inquiries whether It is not possible b by free Cree employment of or armored cars cara and swift tanks and a judicious arrangement arrange arrange- ment of oC railways and airplane airplanes to greatly reat reduce our armies In these re rc- rc gions Mr Churchill declared Ho lie was was was' hopeful that It might thus be possible to reduce tho the costly British forces h by halt halo Mr r. r Churchill argued however howe against t abolishing the framework of I the antiaircraft organization or on on the tIe grounds that no form torm of oC attack could I more mOT easily or secretly be prepared than an air attack For or Air All Supremacy He lie contended that Instances of oC muddie mud- mud dlo die and mismanagement ement were remarkably remark abl ably few considering the volume of 01 business and said that despite mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes waste an and muddles th the j government government govern govern- ment wa was overcoming o troubles In tn a manner to challenge comparison with any other belligerent not excluding America Am cr I CaBy Ca- Ca By next year car war minister continued continued contin contin- thero would b be only two great nations in the world free from conscription con con- Great Britain and German Germany and only one of oC those voluntarily free Even the United States was embark embark- lug ing on a policy of or conscription These were somber Homber facts fh The British policy he lie asserted was to return to the principle of or the small war pre-war voluntary arm army arm subject only to such buch Improvements and modifications lions as ns the war had taught Predict Course Course- Cur Mr Churchill said he cd believed that four tour or five he years ears hence It would be found the best course for tor the armed forces of the crown would be to aim at scientific progress and quality rather than at al mere or instant readiness for Cor action He Cull fully agreed with th the thc house that reduction In tho the cost of or the thc first need Great Britain hud had to face tace hut but declared d that he lie would not lIot himself become responsible for Cor the maltreatment of the tile army during the years CarR which followed ed immediately on tho the war var or for any policy which denied denier de do- tiled nied tho the air all force Coree a D. permanent effective tive tivo and Independent state of ot existence exist exist- ence |