New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-11
THIS is EXCLUSIVE OF
INDIA AND DOMINIONS
Nearly as Many Enlist in
One Day as Did in Year
Previously.
ALL WITH ASQUITH
Request of Premier Is Support
ed by Opposition and Grant
ed Unanimously.

London. Sept. l0.-Premier Asauith
asked Parliament to-day to add an.
other half million men of all ranks 10
tho regular army. After shor; debate
the motion was unanimously adopted.
The supplementary estimates, issued
in the form Of White Paper, asking
Parliament to vote this increase, say il
represents the probable excess beyond
the similar increase voted on August
., which will be required for the army
service. This will bring the total %
all ranks in the army TO the unprecs-
denied figure for Great Britain Of t.
100000 mon.
Premier Asquith said that $4,000
, men exclusive Of the territorisls had
Joined the army since the declaration OF
war. On one day, he said, 33.24o men
had enlisted. The average enlistment
IN the army in an ordinary year was
$4,000 men.
To Have Army Of I,IOO, 900.
In moving .csolution authorizing
the raising Of an additional half mill
ion men the Premier said that the time
had not come to relax efforts 10 obtain
moro troops. After the reserves had
been called out there were 100000 mon
with the colorS. On August he pro.
posed that an additional hsif million
be recruited, making n total of 900. 600.
This suggestion was approved, and the
recruiting was so successful that by
September $4,000 men had Joined,
making the total under arms only about
10000 less than the 100000 planned for
The second half million asked for to-
day would bring the total army up to
approximately 100000 men.
/ Premier Asquith paid warm tribute
to the War Office organization, and
dealt also with the various difficulties
connected with the rush Of recruits.
Measures had been taken. he said, to
meet the conges ton. These included
an allowance Of - cents day to those
for whom 10 accommodation could be
found in the barracks II the grant
were passed ne was sure that the re-
Spouse would be no less keen and ample
than was that to the first levy.
Comfort for Soldiers
lie should then be- IN a position to
nut something like 200. 900 men in the
field That was the provision OF tho
mother country herself, exclusive Of
territorisls. the national reserve and
the magnificent contribution promised
from India and the dominons. II was
an effort worthy of a great sacrifice.
As to the expense involved, the Pre-
mier was sure that the House Of Com
mons would be ready TO grant money
as occasion arose, but he wanted IL
made clear that those showing a pa
triotic desire to help the country in
this crisis were not going to be treated
in a nIggardly or unaccommodating
spirit.
ION the contrary said Mr. ASquth,
they will be welcome to every possible
provision which will be made for their
comfort and wcll-bcme 50 that they
can take their place and play their
pdII uIu'I '"e DtSI Poo''O'V SOHu. ''"il'
in that magnificent army which. as
every one knows who has read Field
Marshal Frcnchs moving dispatch, has
never done its work better and never
shown itself more worthy in the long
centuries Of its splendid traditions than
i'm the last fortnight
Andrew Bonar Law, leader Of the
Opposition, expressed the OppOsition's
cordial support Of the governments
. proDosals