Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-11-12

and everything was done with hie
knowledge and approval aud the cxpcdi-
ton was material and most useful
fCctor in the conduct of the campaign
1,1S6,oco MEN IN ARMS.
The premier pointed out that the Num-
her of men authorized h" he three
army NI9WO hi'"N 5000 Of
the ser ..,v of the crown.
a committee of inquiry, composed Of
all parties. VIII he appointed to consider
allowances to those dependent upon
soldiers
On Monday next, said Mr. Asduth
David Lloyd George, chancellor Of the
cxchequer, Will lay before thc House of
Commons his financial proposals. includ.
ing the question Of loan for which
the government is going to ask the an.
thority of tho House on Tuesday There
will he n vote Of credit Of Considerable
dimensions and ar additional vote for
men.
SAYS GERMANY HAS FAILED
Speaking in tho liouse of Commons
ou the address in reply to the spepch
from the throne a. Bonar Law promised
the government the rnclinching support
Of the opposition in prosecuting Tho war
The opposition ."adcr said. w stand
i a better position now than at th"
outbreak of :ho war Tho only chance
for victory Of Germany was that shc
should win bc:ofc the resources Of the
allies were available, She has failed and
failed On both fronts"
OF the financial position and said that al
,'eady the economic effects were being
felt In Germany This vas shown BY
the rate o: exchange ard this would be-
come more evident as tiIne progressed
AS soon as Germany realized that she
must be beaten. he declared economic
forces would work with pressure of
which there was no conception.
The leader OF the opposition wished 10
know why a British naval force went 70
Antwerp, why the first lord Of the ad-
miralty, Winston spencer Churchill. ac-
companied a military expedition instead
of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, minis
ter Of war, and something more about
the naval disaster off the Chilean coast
JAMES BRYCE HEARD.
Niscount Bryce, in secOnding the adj
dress in the House of Lords. referred ap-
preciatlvely 10 the attitude Of public opin-
ion in the United States. which he de-
clared was country able TO Judge wisely
the questions at issue. II was upon moral
grounds that its support was given. and
this was therefore more highly priced
The war, said Niscount Bryce. had be-
come struggle Of ideals The ideal Of
STATE was resolved 10 dominate
all the neighboring countries and the ideal
of peaceful communities dwelling IN tran
guilty undcr the protection of treaties
In the conflict of principles there could be
no end until one or the other triunuphed
There could be uo talk Of peace at pres
ent. peace patched up now would be |
merely a hollow rruce. during which the
nations WoulG u"g.u To- pre-
pare for a renewal Of the struggle. Eu- |
rope meanwhile would be living in con- |
tnual suspense ana alarm.
The Earl of Crawford, unionist. urged |
more strenuous methods to get rid Of Ger !
man spies. He asserted that in tho vicin- !
ity of the great naval base Of Rosyth, !
they had a well organized system by |
which they signalIed ships at night There |
had also been discovered, he said an ad-
mirably equipped rrivat" post system be-
tween Fife and ports of Germany