§ 53. Major HUNTasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the War Cabinet does not contain any members with any practical knowledge of war by sea or land, and in view of the mistakes made by the various Cabinets during the War, he can see his way to add to the War Cabinet Admiral Lord Jellicoe and General Sir William Robertson?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe Government is not prepared to adopt my hon. Friend's suggestion.
§ Major HUNTWhat is supposed to be the use of a War Cabinet with nobody on it who understands anything about war?
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThat is a rather difficult conundrum, but I thought that the charge against this Government was that they imagined that they did understand something about war.
§ Major HUNTIt is all imagination.
§ Mr. BONAR LAWThe principle on which we have always carried on the Government of the country is that the heads of the Departments were not supposed to be experts in the sense of my hon. Friend.
§ Major HUNTIs it not quite time that this was changed?