The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-31
GREAT BRITAIN MUST FIGHT.
DECLARES LONDON TIMES
Join in diplomatic action a. was pro.
posed on Monday last.


posed on Monday last.
The gravity of the situation wss 81.
nected also in Premier Asauths a..
nouncement In the House Of CON NOM
of tho postponement of the second -,.,I'
ing of the amending bill TO the HON.
rule bill. He said.
We meet to-day under conditions
OF gravity which are almost unpar.I
leled In the experience OF any Of us
The issues of peace and war az.
hanging In the balance, and with fl,
is the risk of "A catastrophe Of which
II Is impossible to measure the ID,
mansions or the effects
In these circumstance Il IL NJ vital
Importance In the interests Of ,ba
whole world that this country, which
has no interests OF It's own dIr..i,y
at stake, should present united
front and be able to speak and AZ
with authority as an undivided DC,
ton. II we were TO proceed TO-DAY
with the amending bill We Should
inevlta bly--unless the debate ver.
conducted In an artificial tone he
involved In acute controversial boo 20.
gard to tho domestic differences
whose Importance 10 ourselves nors
IL disposed to belittle. need m,
say more than that such uso "
our time at such n moment may
have an Injurious and lastluE', IN.
furious effect on tho international
situation
Bonar Law leader NJ tho orr,q,.
tiop, shares To- the full the views
have expressed. We therefore pro.
pose to postpone for tho present the
second reading OF the amending bill.
without prejudice 10 It's future. In the
hope TINT by the postponement Of
this discussion the patriotism Of all
parties will contribute To what ''es
in our power. II not 70 avert, al
least TO crcumscribe the calamity
which threatens the whole world
Members Of all parties united In hearty
applause OF the Premier's speech.
Sir Edward Grey, having failed ~ ies.
sen the peril Of the European situation
with his suggestion for an ambasSadorisl
conference in London. to which neither
Germany nor Austria would consent, has
now invited Germany to suggest some
diplomatic solution OF the matter which
will meet with the approval of Austria
Hungary. Germsny's reply 20 this sus
gestion IL expected momentarily
The British Mediterranean feet has ar
rived nj Malta. Dispatches from Va eta
say that the men of the fleet and Of
the large garrison on the island we're
NJ work throughout last night carry.
ing out orders for a precautionary mobll.
izatlon. Great activity was evident IN
the backwards All leave for officers and
men had been stopped Lighters laden
with coal were awaiting the fleet o. rs
arrival at Malta and tho work OF coating
began Immediately.
orders have been issued TO all British
fleets 70 be kept on a war footing.
Dispatches from Hankow. China. say
that the small British gunboats Snlpe
Woodcock and Kinsha, duartercd there
have been dismantled and abandoned. u
accordance with orders from the British
Admiralty, which Is said to have ordcref
the diSmantling of all small British gun
boats in Chinese waters and the assem-
bling Of their crews at Hongknng anl
Wei-hai-wei to defend these possession,
In case Of a possible attack ny Germany
The breechhlocKs were removed from
the guns Of the Sn'pe, Woodc,c'; and KIN
sha and what arms and ammunition IN
crews could not take with them vert
thrown into the river. The gunhoits Thor
were tied TO the wharfs and lief. in chars
Of caretakers. Tho crews left Tonight ~
Shanghai on their way 20 HongkonC.
Military patrols were established to-da'
At the docks AT Cardiff, Wales. and
guard was established over the elect
light plant. The Glamorgan Terrific 2
Engineer Corps " Cardiff, n member p
the reserve special service. was ORDERED
to-day 10 Pembroke to relieve rhe rcsu
lars. who guard the searchlght station
there.
Members Of the metropolitan police
force have been recalled from leave and
will guard the Government dockyards and
magazines in case Of war, the rCgul ir'
now on this duty taking their places II
their regiments
The Admiralty requested the Wcl'f