Arizona republican., 1914-09-05
Premier of England Makes First of Series of Ap- peals for Further Enlist ment of Recruits for the Army
 TALKING ABOUT
 COLOR RALLYING Urges Every Able-Bodied Briton of Military Age to Join the COlOrs and In- cidentally Praises the Navy
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHI


 LONDON, Sept 4-Premier As quith made the first of a series of appeals for an increase of British land forces. At meeting in the Guild hall he described the empire as in volved in a bloody arbitrament of might versus right and urged every bodied Briton of military age to join the colors The navy, the pre- mier indicated, was already doing it's part.
 The navy had sealed up the Ger man fleet, it is said, and was thirsty for a test of strength in the open. The British warships, Asquith said, had hunted the German merchant marine from the high seas and when a few German cruisers which still infested the distant ocean had been disposed of, as they would be very soon, the navy would have achieved for the British neutral commerce security as complete as was ever enjoyed in the days of unbroken peace.
 We rely on the navy" he said, with the most absolute confidence to guard our shores against the pos sibility of invasion and to seal up the gigantic battleships of the enemy in the inglorious seclusion of their own ports whence from time to time they furtively steal forth to SOW the sea with murderous snares which are more full of menace to neutral ship ping than to the British fleet. While the British navy does all this 1t is thirsty for a test of strength in fair open fight which so far has been prudently denied it" With great emotion, the premier called at tention to the fact that it is just three and one-half years ago he had spoken in the Guildhall on occasion of the decision of the two English speaking nations of the world to set tie their differences by arbitration without resOrting to armaments. NO one then was sanguine enough to think or even hope, that the era or war was at an end" he contlnueo' and not a single colleague in the cabinet repented the decision which passed from one of diplomacy to one of honor" he declared. It wouiu be a criminal mistake to underestl- mate either the magnitude or flgnt- ing qualities or staying power Of the forces arrayed against the allies. the premier went on, and It would De equally foolish and insensible to De- little our own forces, whether in re- sistance or attack.
 "I think we should bear in mind that we are at the present tllle watching the fluctuations Of fortune in the early stages of what is gong to be a protracted struggle. We must cultivate patience, endurance anu steadfastness, every one must do ms or her appropriate part in the com mon cause"
 Referring to the Indian troops. Premier Asquith said that two olVl- sions of a magnificent army are all ready on their way. Their associa- tion with the home and Dominion troops. he declared, will maintain the flag which symbolizes unity which no arms could dissever or dlsnonor' Referring to affairs at home. the premier declared that since the or der of mobilization was gwen De- tween 250.O00 and S00,O0o recruits have been secured. He made an ap- neal to on-commissioned officers to return to the army and offer their services. The premier said his ap- peal was addressed as much to eln- ployers as to men who should be assured reinstatement in their posi- tions on their return.