Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-11-19
Both Are Granted without Dis
senting Noice-Prime Minis
ter Declares Crisis Gravest in
Britain's History.
s50,000,000 FOR BELGIUM
Government Proposes to Lend
Stricken Kingdom This Sum
without Interest--'Later We
Can Collect II from the Kai-
ser" Says Labor Member,

London, Nov. 1G 9:0S p. m.--The meet.
IL of the House of Commons to-day
as entirely devoted to war measures
hd without partisan politics.
Premier Asuuith requested a vote for
5O 600 GOO pounds C$t,125,OO0, OO0) ant
mother million soldiers, both of which
he House granted without dissenting
,ice.
The condition and morals of the sol.
ers. the inevitable spy system afd
e press censorship were discussed
eely
The prime minister characterized the
isis as the greatest emergency in
hich the country has ever been
aced.' He said there were already
hder arms 100000 men: that the war
as costing nearly $4,000 900 a day and
at the government proposed to lend
lgium S5O.O00,0OO and Servia $4,000
0, without interest until the end Of
e war
Timothy Healy, the Irish nationalist,
id that the money should be given
them.
John Hodge, the labor member for Lam
shire, endorsed the proposal. with the
question: Later on we can collect it
I'm the German Emperor"
Reginald McHcnna, secretary for home
airs. informed the House that there
re 1880 alien enemies in the concentra-
n camps in the British isles and 29oo0
large
Walter Hume Long, unionist said the
ntry was not likely to be faced with
stupendous problems of unemploy
mt which might naturally have been
pected, and he believed that all the
n needed would he forthcoming, be-
Use the spirit of the country was so
enifcent He congratulated the gov
lment, on behalf Of the opposition on
''steadfast determination to carry the
+ to a successful conclusion"
QUESTION OF PUBLICITY.
lr. Long, Mr. Healy and Lord Charles
resford discussed the question of pub
ty and urged that the couptry should
given fuller details of the achieve
nts of the troops in the field
William Henry Cowan. liberal. pro-
bed that Great Britain follow Russia S
ample and prohibit the sale of liquor
ring the war. Mr. IIealy demanded
ater liberality in dealing with the de-
ldents of the soldiers. He said:
We are not going to have crippled
rriors in the workhouse again or their
pendents thrown upon the scrap
Up"
his closing speech, Premier Asquith
ced the burden of the censorship on
|'nce and said it was necessary to de-
to the wishes of the country which
doing the greatest part of the fight
and whore the fighting was being
ried on. Dealing with the matter Of
the premier said:
The insuhconcy Of the pay of the
err rank of commissioned officers has
been q reproach to this country but
become an indocrncv and scandalous
II men are laying down their lives"
q announced that Earl Kitchener sec
ry for war, had prepared scheme for
eased pay. He concluded by declar-
that sickness among the troops had
exceeded 10. possibly r per cent and
he believed no body of men had
been brought togeather who had
hported themselves better than the
sent army
ADDITIONAL WAR FUNDS.
lie House of Commons voted unani-
sly for the additional war credit or
10000 pounds 81 ,125, 100000 asked by
nier Asquith.
lc measure introduced by the govern
t last week for an additional army Of
900 men also was adopted unani-
sly.
alter Long, unionist, made strong
aal to the government to lift the cur
which is hiding operations on the
t. He believed the time had arrived
permit limited number of author
correspondents to join the army
notify Healy, Irish nationalist, in a
caustic sentences, supported the plea
by Mr. Long. He declared that the
orship had made England the laugh
stock of the world. He said the CEN
had even made an excelsior from
Ks prayer to Mohammcd. The whole
en- Of press censorship, he said, re-
ed complete reorganization. Mr.
ly also declared that both the Belgian
Servian loans should be regarded as
gifts.
fplylng to criticism that news re-
ling war was being withheld Premier
nth declared that nothing was being
back except in cases where such 4
Sc was required by immediate military
encies.
uChns on other points raised in the
sc Of the debate Mr.. Asquith said that
increased exports to neutral countries
in most cases due to the fact that
plies to these countries from Ger
Y had been cut off rather than TO the
that goods were being re-eXported by
countries TO Germany.
|alng with the vote of million adj
nal men, the premier remarked that
It from the terrltOrials 100000 men
idy were under arms. That number
ever, he added, was not enough, He
he saw no reason to be discouraged
he recruiting figures The numbers Of
that the eXigencies of the state de-
|led, he believed. would be raised. In
he considered that the recruiting
ion was very satisfactory
ice the outbreak of the war Mr.. AS
said, more than 100000 recruits had
ID the regular army and nearly &c.,
ad Joined the territorials.
vote of an additional war credit of
900 oOO and an additional 100000 men
Immediately agreed upon.