Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-03

system failed
Nothing "a Apologize For.
Premier As1uth urefacod his rec
marks concerning the war by saving
he would dIsappoint many expeeta-
tions not tha least thc expectation of
those who thought boz ought DO APP
pear ls criminal pen.tent n white
sheet However he dId not propose
10 adopt either attitude TIE Intended
% describe as far as possible the ace
ual prospective position of the mas
zion which Is as determined today
ms 10 has ever been tO prosecute the
war Go successful conclusion and
which trusts the government by
whomsoevcr controlled rs use every
means 20 the attainment 90 the pur-
pose. lie continued
70 is true that today some parts Of
Tho horizon are overcast This. like
other wars. has been fruitful OF sur
prises ana disappointmcnta The mo-
ment calls for three things a proper
sense of perspective. limitless stock
OF patience. and overlooking reser-
voirs Of courage, both active and pas
siNc'
lambasts Mollycoddlcs.
air. Asquith referred 10 the Small
cotcrie of professional whimperers.
which kept our enemies supplied daily
with a diet Of falsehoods The gov
eminent he said. had NO interest in
concealing anything subject 10 the
one overriding consideration that It's
disclosure would not assist Great brit-
aims enemies
How do we stand today2" asked
The premier. I'm August of last year
We were prepared 10 send abroad six
infantry and two cavalry divisions In
The operations described by Field
Marshal French i'm mis- last dispatch.
he had under his command not far
short of million men. To these
must he added the troops al the Oar
danellos, in Egypt and ia other the
.aters Of war, as well as Our garrisons
and troops IN reserve.
How has this gigantic force been
got together-by a power which has
never aspired TO be a military power?
First. by tho manhood Of tie United
Kingdom In the last fifteen months
We have recruited" Mr AsQuth hes
itatel, then remarked, Il do not like
to give the exact Figured mon,
Praise for India.
The contribution OF India was
splendid. he continued. Canada
contributed $4,000 officers ana men
Australia, $4,000 New Zealand 3d.,
600 South Africa after a brilliant
campaign subduing the Germans sent
6 500 and New Foundland, 1,60o Cey-
Ion, Fiji ana other parts of the en-
pire all sent contingents
No account Is taken IN these fig
ures NJ preparation for maintenance
of these units In the field
Turning To the work of the navy
ia transporting troops. the premier
said two and one-half millions Of Of
ficers and men had been carried, In
addition TO $50 sick and wounded,
two ANA one half million tons OF sup
plies and 10000 horses and mules.
"Up TO the present he added, the
LOSSES OF lifC i'm the whole of these
gigantic overseas operations has been
considerably less than one-tonth of
one per cent. Thete never has been
comparable IN history to The
service OF the navy There they are
the men of the grand fleet, living un-
noticed, unadvertised, performing
with efficiency and vigilance which
can not be described. but which has
cleared the whole high seas from one
end to the other of German Warshlps
and mercantile marine Where is
the great German fleet upon which
so much money WAS SPENT Locked
up In the Baltic. 1t dare not show
it's face In waters where Il can he att
tucked The whole maritime resources
of Germany have been reduced to
sporadic ana constantly diminishing
efforts of submarines.
Nothing From French.
In regard to the western front Mr.,
AsQuith said he had nothing to add
TO the dispatches from Field Marshal
French, except 10 say that, on bal
ance. since the last OF April the Ger
mans had not gained "a single foot of
ground
That indeed Is am under-statement
OF the case he added.
Referring TO the eastern war the
uter the premier paid a warm tribute
to the fighting qualities of the Rus
slams and expressed confidence IN
their ability. "beforc long TO roll
back the enemy
As to Mesupotamia, Mi Asguith
remarked. the British object was 20
preserve the neutrality of the Arabs
safeguard British interest in the Per
sian gulf aud uphold the authority oi
the Union Jack In the east
"Our victorious force is. now Win
i'm measurable distance OF Bagdad
he continued No operations have
been conducted with greater brill
tancy or with better prospects of fin
al success.
Turning To the operations In the
nardauelles. for the launching OF
which Winston spencer Churchill,
then first lord of the admiralty was
attacked SO strongly ~ many guar
tiers, Mr. Asquith said
Turks CompiicatC situation.
From the moment Turkey declar-
ed war it was impossible to concen
tratc attention solely on the western
front The Turks threatened our
Russian allies and Egypt The adj
vent of Turkey produced q great ci-
feet ON the Balkan states, and the
government had 10 face a question
which was not merely strategic
I'm great war like this you can
not determine the policy entirely 10y
naval and military considerations.
Sometimes It is not only eNpedient
hiit necessary 20 run risks which
clear naval or military considerations
would have warned you AGAINST In
January SIZE had not sufficient mil
itary forces available in the east TO do
more than cope with the Turkish at
tack ON Egypt. which was defeated.
The question Of a naval attack In the
DardaneIles was Then considered ana
after full consultation with naval eN-
perts including the admiral on the
s,.,t Observation-Disclosures epmp doubts