The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-10
CROSBY ISLORD . MAYOR 0F LONDON Premier Asquith Makes
 Fourth Speech MOROCCAN TREATY His Speech Comes As An Opportune Reply To Address of German
 Chancellor in the Reichstag
 Yesterday

;. London. November 9-A new lord mayor of London, Sir Thomas Boor Crosby, M D., was indueted into office today. and at the lord mayors banquet tonight | Premier Asquith made his fourth sue cessive speech in honor of such occasion | The prime minister gave a clear expo sition of Great Britain's foreign policy The Moroccan agreement was the topic and it furnished a special opportunity, the premiers remarks coming opportune- ly a reply to the speech of the im- perial German chancellor in the reich stag today.
 "The settlement of the questions in- yolved, said the prime minister, Ifs a relief to everyone, for 1t removes per haps the greatest obstacle to the smooth working of European diplomacy. Our own gratifcation at the result is none the less profound and sincere because we have been suspected in irresponsible quarters of looking coldly upon the ne- gotiations and even of disposition to hamper their success. Nothing can be further from the truth. There is no se- ciet about either the aims or the meth Ouo Ol IoiitisH POiiNs. w AitAV Ioiitis ii- terests are involved it Is our business to safeguard them. Where treaty obliga- tions come in it is our duty to fulfill them. Where we have established friend ships and understandings. we seek to maintain them Loyalty, and intact. But our friendships are neither exclusive nor jealous. We have no cause to quarrel with any nation. Nor with such a his tory, and such, an empire as our own, letter the natural and legitimate aspira- tions or others"
 Refers to China
 MT. Asquith. referring to China. said the British government had no desire and no disposition to interfere in the in ternal affairs of that country.
 The government would restrict it's course to protect the lives and property of it's subjects. He emphasized Great Britain s neutrality in the Turco-Italian war, add ing that the government desired to CO., operate with the other powers on the question of mediation. which was very different from intervention, but 1t was useless to make proposals which were known to be unacceptable to either bel ligerent power.
 Winston Spencer Churchill, in his first speech for the navy, as first lord Of sthe admiralty, promised a reduction of the present abnormal expenditure without compromising national security It would be affectation, he said, to pretend that the sudden and rapid growth of the Ger man navy was not the main factor in Great Britain's vast expenditure The limit of German expansion, he said, would be reached.
 Building will be reduced half by the operation of the naval law he con tinued. "The mere observance of that law without increase would likewise make the world breathe more freely, and all nations enter upon a niore trtistful and more genial climate of opinion On the other hand, if the vast programme of the powers should be swollen by ne W expansions, Great Britain, of all other nations, would best be able to- bear the strain. and would be last to faf at the call of duty tt tN
 Sir Thomas Boor Crosby's term will be the 723d mayoralty tenure of the city. As he is Sl years of age, he is one of the oldest if not the oldest. subject to occupy the office. It, is, certain hc is the first. medical man honored with the titlo M. D.