The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-10

old hall, as we have done before That
is due to the navy.
while we do not shrink from the
full rigors of the war;" continued the
first lord, 1--WE, thanks to the navy,
happily are free from most OF them.'
"In spite OF the losses of ships, not
of the highest Importance, and of men,
irreparable," said Mr. Churchill, "the
navy is stronger at every point OF SER
vice than 1t was on the day wa rbroke
out"
Premier Asquith said that never had
any government more needed the
whole hearted confidence of the COM
since the c..tthh-eal. cth. 90 ..e @ar ard
grudgingly expressed.
The premier dealt exhaustiyely with
the financial situation. Foreign sx-
changes with most countries were
working well and the gold at the
Bank of England stood at the unpre-
cedented figure of s347,50C,00o. Food
prices had been kept at normal and
unemployment was below the average,
he declared.
This will be a long war" said the
prime minister. "but there Is nothing
in long struggle to depress us, or
in what has happened. Our enemy
has tried three objetcives-Paris.
Warsaw and Calais-and has been
baffled in all. That is not enough. We
shall not stieathe the sword which we
hare not lightly drawn. until Belgium
hgs recovered more than she has sac
rificed; until France is adequately
secured against menace; until the
rights of the smaller nationalities
have been placed on an lnassailable
foundation. and until the military
dominantion OF Prussia Is finally de-
stroyed.
"This is great task worthy OF a
great nation. 1t needs for Ats ac-
complishment that every man
amongst us, old and young, shall give
what he has and do what he can"
Confidence in the ultimate success
of the Allies arms was expressed by
Earl Kitchener, who pointed out tho
great issue at stake, the advantages
possessed by the allies in men and ma
terial and in that wonderful Bpirif
which never has understood the mean
ing, OF defeat" fss. \.
Lord Kitchener prasied the terri
tish and tho East Indians; ssTTuofz1 uizz 5f %
the edmiration of the British troops
for the GLORIOUS Franch army !. and
said:
Under the direction OF Generai
Joffre. who is not only q great mill
tary leader. but great man. we may
confidently rely on the ultimate sue
cess OF the allied forces In the wes-
tern theatre OF the war; 8
He praised the brilliant leadarslip
OF Grand Duke Nicbolas and also the
splendid deeds or the gallant Belgian
army, ard the gailantry OF the Iap-
anese forces. Continuing, Lord Kit
Echener said: 81
The British empire Is lighting for
its existence ! want every. sftisen to
understand this cardinal fact, Tor on
~ from q clear onceptiop of the vast
Importance Of the isssss at stake can
come the Egeat II. iSuai hseral impulse
without which die govefIiSS war
ministers. or evkn ssiieir flayibs cs.ss a
but little We have enormous ndSant&
ages In our resources OF mon and ms
teriai and IN that 5FondeF5sll spirik us
ours which never has und6rat0od the
|aneanirle OF defeat All tfiase are great
a5E6ts hat they must be used dndfeis
|pusly aid effectively. )
~ have no complaint to make ~ hat.
ever aboue TIE responae to nlE 40 eals'
for men. The progress IN the naifit8fy
training OF tE8ne who already hseBi 6fl-
listed Is remarkable nad the country
well may be proud of them, hut / shall
want Niore men and affii iatEs unasl