The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-09-10
ASQU|TH APPEALS
FOR MORE TROOPS
British Premier In Guild Hall
Speech Says Germany Must
Be Brought To Realize
Enormity OF Her Crime.

LiiOi liilt4 VI IICi OlllttC.
London, Sept. Premier Asquith
yesterday made the first Of a series of
appeals for an increase OF the British
land forces.
At a meeting at Guild hall he de-
scribed the empire as involved in a
bloody ~arbitrament OF might versus
right m urged every able bodied
Briton OF military age to Join the coll
ors.
The navy. the premier indicated, was
already doing Its part. 1t a sealed up
the fleet, he said, and was thirsting for
q test of strength in the open.
British warships, Mr.. Asuuith said,
had hunted the German mercantile
marine from he high seas, and when
the 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
British and neutral commerce a secu-
rity as complete as it had ever enjoyed
IN days Of unbroken peace.
Navy Makes Good.
w rely On the navy" he said, with
the most absolute confidence to guard
our shores against the possibility Of
invasion and to seal UP the gigantic
battleships of the enemy in the inglo-
rious seclusion of their own ports,
whence from time to time they furtive-
ly steal forth to SOW h sea with muir
derous snares which are more full of
menace to neutral shipping than to the
British fleet, and while the navy does
all this 1t is thirsty for trial Of strength
In a fair n open fight which Is so
far prudently denied it"
With great emotion the premier
called attention to the fact that 1t was
just three and one-half a ago that
he had spoken in the Guild hall on the
occasion of the decision of the two
English speaking nations of the world
to settle their differences by arbitra-
ton without resorting to ornaments.
No one was then sanguine enough to
think, or even hope, that the era Of
war was at an end" he continued, "but
no n anticipated such q terrible spec
tacle as confronts US today, at a time
when we thought we We're confident In
the security Of peace"
Germany Responsible.
The premier paid a compliment to the
policy Of Sir Edward Grey, the British
foreign secretary. Reviewing the Incl
dents leading UP to the war, he declared
that one power, and n power alone,
was responsible for the war, and that
power was Germany.
mo a single colleague in the cabinet
repented the decision, which has passed
from one Of diplomacy to one of honor
he declared. 1T would be a criminal
mistake to underestimate either the
magnitude Of the fighting qualities or
the staying power of the forces arrayed
against h allies" the premier went
on. 1T would be equally foolish and
tnsensible to belittle our own forces,
whether in resistance or attack" He
praised France and Russia as two OF
the greatest powers, who did not NEAR
to separate themselves from Great
Britain any more h a Great Britain
meant to separate herself from them,
He declared hat If Great Britain were
to play a worthy part in this war she
must enlarge the scale Of her forces,
increase her numbers multiply
many times her effective fighting
power.
The premier made the declaration
that his object was to impress on the
people the imperious urgency of this
supreme duty.
Calls for Recruits.
Referring to the Indian troops, Pre-
mier Asquith said that two divisions OF
that magnificent army were already on
their a Their association with the
home NJ the dominion troops, he de-
clared, would maintain the flag which
symbolizes unity n which no arms
could discover or d~ishonor.
Referring to affairs at home. the pre-
mier declared that since the order Of
mobilization had been given between
100000 and 300, 900 recruits have beer
secured. He made an appeal to non
commissioned officers to return to the
army and cff@r their services. The pre-
mler said hls appeal was addressed as
much to employers as to the men, who
would be assured reinstatement in theiI
positions on their return.
AS to the progress Of war, the pre-
mier declared that in his judgment, In
whatever direction he looked. there was
| lh11r1nnt prnItn1S for ,,~s .. -. a~x~
fort.
II will not say an! moe" he said
because 1 think we hould bear in
mind that we are at the present time
watching the fluctuations Of fortune in
the early stages of what Is going to be
a protracted struggle. We must culti-
vate patience, endurance n steadfast-
ness, and everyone must do his or her
appropriate part in the common cause
Ronar Law Speaks.
Our self governing dominions
throughout the empire, without any
solicitation on our part, demonstrated
with a spontaneousness and unanimity
unparalleled in history their determi-
nation to affirm their brotherhood with
US and to make our cause their own
! Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South
| Africa and Newfoundland, children OF
the empire, assert, not as an obligation,
u as a privilege, their right and their
l "Aii1SASSS W COllilDulS,. money anu
material, and what is better thar all,
their strength. their sinews, their for
tunes and the lives Of their best men.
India, too, with no less alacrity, claimed
her part.
Let US keep in mind our patient and
tndomitable eamen rever relaxing for
q m in their stern vigil on the
lonely seas. Let us keep in mind our
gallant troops who, today, after a fort
nights continuous fighting under con-
ditions which try the mettle of the best
army that ever took the field, maintain
not only an undefeated but unbroken
front.
FINALLY, let us recall the memories
of the great men and the great deeds
of the past. Let US not forget the dy-
Ing message of the Jung Pitt in his
last public utterance in this Guild hall
itself; England saved herself by her
exertion and will, as l trust, save
Europe by her example,
THE England Of those days gave a
noble answer to his appeal and did not
sheath the sword until, after nearly 20
years fighting. the freedom of Europe
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