The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-10
ARE UNITED IN
DEALING WITH BALKANS
So Says Premier Asquith at
Lord Mayors Banquet
in London.
MUST RECAST. THE MAP
Allies to Be Allowed to Keep
Their Prizes-England a
Spectator.
Special Gable Dsspofch TO Tar suS

Special Gable Desp0tch TO THR SuS.
LONDON. Nov. Q.y-At the usual banquet
on the installation of the new Lor
Mayor. David Burnett. tonight Whist on
Churchill, first Lord Of the Admiralty
who is spokesman generally for the Gov
ernment. said the relations between
Great Britain and Germany had steadily
improved. During the past year the two
countries had worked side by side.
There was every evidence. said tbs
head Of the Admiralty. Of determination
to maintain Great Britain's naval su-
premacy. He announced that the pr o.
posed creation of a sixth battle squadron
which was intended for 1918 would now
I've brought on to 1919. when as he said.
"it would be fully manned for mobiliza-
ton with active service waiting"
Prime Minister Asuuith replying to q
toast to the Cabinet said:
We are living in nxious times and are
spectators Of great moving events. The
Balkan armies are in effective possession
Of Macedonia and Thracs. The relation,
OF Great Britain with the other Powers.
without exception. were happily never
more friendly and never more cordial
The Powers are working together with
closeness of touch and frankness and
freedom of communication and discussion
which is remarkable.
The Powers. continued the Prime Min
ster. -have been blamed from some quar-
iers because they did not succeed in
taverting the war. They had sought by
diplomatic pressure to secure conditions
Of order and good government in the
European provinces Of the Ottoman en-
pire. but the forces were working beyond
control Of any diplomatic manipulations
1t is the business Of at tatesmen every once
in while to recognize and accept and ac-
complished fact"
The map Of eastern Europe. said the
Prime Minister. would have to be recast
II was his belief that the general opinion
in Europe was unanimous to the effect
that the victors were not to be robbed of
the fruits that had cost them no dear :.
Great Britain. he said. had no direct in
terest in the exact form which the conse-
quent political and territorial redis-
tributions would ultimately take. There
were other Powers whose special rela-
tiotAb W tiAC eSClC oi tAAc SouiiCN WCI e buCli
that they could not be expected to claim q
voice when the time OF permanent settle
ment came on some points which were full
Of difficulty.
So long as the belligerency continued. :.
said the Prime Minister. Great Britain
would deprecate the raising or pressing OF
any isolated questions which. IL they we're
handled separately and at once. might
likely lead to irreconcilable Emergencies.
but which might assume a different and
perhaps a more tractable aspect IL they
were reserved to be handled from the
wider viewpoint OF a general settlement.
1t was at this moment. said the Prime
Minister. the first and greatest of Euro
pean interests to circumscribe the scope
Of the present campaign. For that object
the Powers had labored as one and ad
done 80 30 far successfully. and it was
their hope and belief that they would con-
tinue to labor in that manner to the end
1t was gratifying to the Government to
know that however much it was divided
in domestic controversies they had in
these large matters the sympathy and
support Of the whole community and
could speak in the councils of Europe in
name with the authority Of a united people