"The German Chancellor's speech shows that those responsible for the German policy have abandoned the counsels of moderation and reason and are determined to pursue the wicked and nefarious cause they entered upon three years ago. So long as that is the case, we cannot falter or relax by a hair's breadth our determination to pursue the war to a victorious end." The former Premier said when the Russian government asks England to join in a non-annexation policy it must be "in the limited sense of no acquisition or extension of territory for political or economic aggrandizement."

Sinister allusions to revolution "in every country," and particularly in one of the entente countries, were made in the Commons today by Philip Snowden. Socialist member for Klackburn. He moved a resolution calling on the British government to follow the example of Russia in renouncing "imperialistic aims of conquest and aggrandizement" along the same lines as the recent Russian declaration which he welcomed.

When he said he had heard America had refused to sign the entente agreement against separate peace, Snowden was interrupted by Lord Robert Cecil, who said the question had never been raised.

Lord Cecil then gave rise to the theory that the country of which Snowden spoke was Italy. Lord Cecil compared the attitude of the Italian and Socialists, skying the latter had failed to take a stand against the worst atrocities.

"Having rescued them (the natives from German rule)," he asked, "are we going to hand them back?" This was greeted by applause. 