Show COMMONS DECIDES AGAINST INQUIRY CONFIDENCE SHOWN IN PREMIER BY REJECTION REJECTION OF ASQUITH'S PROBE PLAN I Lloyd George Wins Decisive Victory and Coalition Cabinet Is Ret Retained in F Full II Power Charges of of General Maurice Being Refuted London The The Lloyd George ministry Won von a notable victory in ia the house of commons on May 9 0 By a vote of to the house voted toted down a motion introduced by former Premier Asquith providing for the appointment of a special committee to tb investigate charges made by Major General Frederick Frederick Fred Fred- erick crick B. B Maurice recently relieved of his post of chief director of military operations at nt the war office Stirred by the imminence of a cabinet cabinet cabi cabi- net crisis the people of London crowded the public galleries long before before be be- fo fore e the debate opened The diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic and peers' peers galleries also were Immediately after the the introduction of Mr Asquith's motion the premier took the floor and spoke in defense of the government He refuted the charges of General Maurice and declared de- de cl red that statements made in his recent recent recent re re- re- re cent speen to which Maurices Maurice's charges referred were made on information information mation received from G General Iau- Iau Maurice's Maurices rices rice's department of the war office He showed also by documentary evidence evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence that the extension of the British British Brit Brit- ish made because of pressure exerted by France and that the decision decision de do- cislon was taken take on the advice of the military authorities in agreement with withField withField withField Field Marshal Haig the war cabinet having interfered In no way in the matter although it approved of the dispositions |