The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-12
PREMIER AsQUlTH SAYS WAR WILL NOT LAST AS LONG AS
 FIRST PREDICTED.
fNGLAND'S BIG NEW ARMY
Will Be Put in Field Next Spring and Both France and Russia Will Be Stronger For the Final Struggle Then.

London, Nov ll-G:30 D. m. In the house of commons today after the opening of parliament Premier As Iquith declared that he doubted whether the war could last as long as
 some people originally predicted, but that it would last long was certain.
 'loweyer, the longer lt lasts, con. tinued the premier "the more the great resources and strength which the empire possesses win he able to i'll the gaps, to replace the losses and maintain our position The em
 pire is oa trial and the experiences of the last three months have inspired us with the confident hope that the longer the trial lasts the more clearly will we emerge from it as the cham rions of a just cause
 Mir. Asquith expressed warm appre citation of the support which the gov. ernment had received from all par ties.
 England is engaged in an unprece- dented contest, he said and regard ing the justice of her share in Europe there is no difference of opinion in any part of the empire. The country has gone through much, has learned much and has seen her troops hold a position of difficulty and danger, tha premier continued He added:
 Today we see them in a position
 in which in conjunction with our allies, France and Belgium, they have frustrated absolutely and defeated the first designs of the German emperor
 Rega 'di1g the sending of British marine to Antwerp just before the fall of that city, the permer inti- mated that Winston Spencer Church ill, first lord of the admiralty. subse- quenuy would make a more detailed statement but he said at once thai was shared hy the government as q whole Earl Kitchener, secretary of state for war. was consulted anal everything was done with his kn0wl edge and approval and the expedition was a material and most useful factor in the conduct of the campaign
 The premier pointed out that the number of men authorized for the reg uar army-nOt territorials-was one million, one hundred and eighty-six thousand Of that total all but 100- GOO already are in the service of the crown.
 A committee of inquiry composed Of all parties will be appointed 10 con
 sder allowances to those dependenu upon soldiers.
 On Monday next, said MT Asquith.
 David Lloyd George, chancellor of
 the exchcquer, will lay before the house of commons his financial pro posals, including the question of D
 loan for which the government " going to ask the authority of the house on Tuesday There will be < vote of credit of considerable dimen-
 sions and an additional vote for men, Viscount Bryce, in the house of lords. referred appreciatively to the attitude of public opinion il the United States. which, he declared. was a country able to judge wisely the questions at issue It was upon moral grounds that it's support was given, and this was therefore more highly prized.
 The war, said Viscount Bryce, had
 become struggle of ideals-the ideal of a military state resolved to demi- nate all the neighboring countries. and the ideal of peaceful communi-
 ties dwelling in tranquility under the protection of treaties. In the conflict
 of principles there could be no enJ
 until one or the other triumphed.
 There could be no talk of peace at present. A peace patched up now
 would be merely a hollow truce. dur
 ing which the contending nations
 would begin to prepare for renewal of the struggle. Europe. meanwhile,
 would be living in continual suspense
 and alarm.
 The Earl of Crawford, unionist,
 urged more stronger methods to get
 rid of German spies. He asserted
 that in the vicinity of the great naval
 base at Rosyth they had well or ganized system by means of which they sls alled ships at night