Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-17
Premler'S Request for Author
lzation Of Additional ST.
i25,000 Expenditure Is
Promptly Granted,
MILLION SOLDIERS
ARE ALSO CALLED FOR
Asquith Explains Why Rigid
Censorship Of News Isl
Necessary Must Bow TO
Wishes Of French Allies.

London. Nov 10 t9:0S p. m.)-The
meeting OF the house of commons to-
day was devoted entirely to war
measures, and partisan politics was
lacking.
Premier Asquith requested vote
for 225.o00.O00 pounds sterling (s1,-
l25, 200. .000) and another million sol
dicrs. both Of which the house grant
ed without a dissenting voice.
The condition and morale Of the
soldiers. the inevitable spy system and
the press censorship were discussed
freely.
The prime minister characterized
the crisis as the greatest emergenc.i
In which the country has ever been
placed" He said 100000 men al
ready were under arms; that the war
was costing nearly s5.000.0o0 per day
and that the government proposed to
lend Belgium 50.000,00 and Servia
$4,000. 900 without interest until. the
end OF the war.
Money should Re Given.
Timothy Healy, the Irish national
ist. said that the money should be
given those nations.
John Iogge. the labor member for
Lancashire. endorsed the proposal
with the suggestion "Aftcrward. we
can collect II from the German em-
peror,'
Reginald McKonna, secretary for
home affairs. informed the house
that there were fi.500 alien enemies
in the concentration camps in the
British isles and $4,000 at large.
Walter Hume Long. unionist, said
the country was not likely TO be faced
with the stupendous problems of un-
employment which might naturally
have been expected and he believed
all the men needed would be forth
coming because the spirit Of the coun-
try was 50 magnificent. He congratu-
lated tho government, on behalf of
the opposition. on its "stendfast de-
termination to carry the war to a sue
cessful conclusion"
Urges Less Censorship.
Mr.. Long, Mr.. Healy and Lord
Charles Beresford discussed the ques-
ton Of publicity and urged that the
country should be given fuller details
Of the achievements of the troops In
the field.
William Henry Cowan, liberal. pro-
rosed that Great Britain follow Rus
sia's example and prohibit the sale
Of liquor during the war Mr.. Healy
demanded great liberality In dealing
With the dependents of the soldiers.
He said:
I'VE are not going to have crippled
In the warehouses; again, or
heir dependents thrown upon ethe
lcrap heap"
In his closing speech Premier AS
luith placed the burden of the CEN
iorship on France and said It was
necessary to defer to the wishes of
he country which was doing the
part Of the fighting and
where the fighting was being carried
IN.
Recommends More Pay.
Dealing with the marter or pay, the
PREMIER said
The insufficieney Of the pay of the
over ranks of command officers has
ong been a reproach to this country.
nd has become scandalous and an
ndecency when men are laying down
heir lives dfe announced that Earl
kitchener, secretary for war, had pre-
jared scheme for increased pay.
lie closed by declaring that sickness
mong the troops had not exceeded
0. possibly Is per cent, and that he
eieved no body of men had ever
cen brought together who had COM
orted themselves better than the
resent army.
Replying to criticism that news re-
arding the war was being withheld,
'remier Asquith declared that Moth
lg was being kept back except in
ascs where such a course was re-
ured by Immediate military exigen-
les.
Question of Exports.
Touching on other points raised In
he course OF the debate. Mr.. Asquith
aid that the increased exports to neu-
raj countries were in most cases due
} the fact that supplies to these :
Duntries from Germany had been cut }
n. rather than to the fact that goods 4
ere being re-expored by these coun !
les to Germany. In
Dealing with the vote of 100000
- a.
nat apart from the territoriaIs, I
100000 men already were under q
rms. That humber. however, he +