Arizona republican., 1914-11-17
British Parliament Con- venes to Discuss Matters of Palpitatingly Present Import and Party Lines Are Forgotten
VOTE BIG FUND
 AND MORE MEN
Will Loan Belgium and Ser via, and "Hope to Collect Interest from Kaiser Leaders Make Heartening Suggestions
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

LONDON, Nov. 16.-At a meeting Of the house of commons, devoted to war measures, partisan politics were lack ing Premier Asquith requested a vote for a billion a hundred and twenty-five millions and another million soldiers, both of which the house granted with ont dissenting vote The conditions and morale of the troops. the inevitable spy system, and the press censorship were freely discussed. The prime mln- ister characterized the crises as the greatest emergency in which the country was ever placed" He sad twelve hundred thousand men were al- ready under arms; the war was costing nearly five millions daily: that the gov ernment proposed a loan to Belgium of fifty millions. and to Servia four mil lions without interest until the end of the war.
 Timothy Healy, the Irish nationalist said the money should be given to those nations. John Hodge, a labor member endorsed the proposal with the SuSStSNlPls liltih AoANt Cil w Ne'i' ~1' lect it from the German emperor"
 Reginald McKenna, secretary of home affairs, informed the house there were 14,500 alien enemies in concentra- ton camps and 29O0O at large.
 Walter Hume Long, the unionist, congratulated the government on be- half of the opposition on it's "steadfast 1o.or,,ipa tfop fo aorrx- tho war to o successful conclusion" MT. Long. MT. Healy and Lord Charles Beresford urged that the country be given fuller details of the troops achievements on the field. Premier Asquith placed the burden of the censorship on France, and said the allies which were doing the bulk of the fighting were entitled to a decisive vote on the matter of sending correspondents to the battle front. William Henry Cowan, the lib- eral, proposed that Great Britain fol- low Russia's example, and prohibit the sale of liquor during the war.
 Dealing with the matter of soldiers pay. the premier said '1nsufficiency of pay in the lower ranks and among commissioned officers has long been a reproach to this country but now that they are laying down their lives it has become scandalous, and indecent" He said Earl Kitchener. secretary of war had prepared a scheme for increased pay. He closed by saying, that sick ness among the soldiers had not ex- ceeded ten or possibly fifteen per cent, q, nd ha ha1iax~a6 halt- af IF brought together comported themselves better than the present army.
 Referring to the great stimulus to recruiting for the London Scottish reg iment which resulted from the prompt publicity given to the story of it's gal lant charge and to similar publicity re- garding the achievements of other reg iments which have greatly accelerated their recruiting. Mr. Asquith said he would be very glad if any system could be adopted by which the gallantry of officers and men of all regiments might be promptly communicated to the public.
 With regard to a suggestion that skilled war correspondents be permit
 
 the government was not a free agent in the matter
 "We must regulate our proceedings" he said. "by the proceedings of our allies who do the chief share of fight ing in the long lines at the front in their own country and who therefore rightly have the decisive vote as to what is to be done in the way of ap- pointing war correspondents"
 He declared he had been governed in this matter strictly by the require ments of the military eXigencies and ne knew the commander in chief of the French forces desired that both coun- tries should get the full advantage that could be obtained by giving publicity to military operations.
 With reference to the allegations that there had been much demoraliza- ton among the troops through drink, and other causes, he said careful in- quiry had been made which showed that there was far less than the 30 or 40 per cent of suffering from prevent able disease as had been stated in some quarters.