The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-21
ASQU|TH MOVES
FOR ENLISTING
A MILLION MEN
British Premier Declares That
Fighting Force, Already
l,250,000 Strong, Should Be
Increased at Once.


London Dec. II t3:4s d. MI
Moving in the house of commons this
afternoon new vote ior AN addition
al million men Premier Asquith made
"a general survey of the ever widen
ing theater of war and the Increasing
responsibility placed on this country
for providing arms ana men
Great Britain. he said, already ha.
a fighting force in the various thcd-
ters Of l25o.OOO men. and as she
wastago Is enormous the country must
aim at getting every man of military
age who is physically qualified. q
large proportion oi the wounded, the
premier said. was able Go return Go
duty. but. 90 addition To- keeping up
the present armies To- their nominal
,trcngth, men were wanted 'or new
formations. and to increase the agptc-
gate OF Great Brtan's fighting foirc.
Every available man should be- put m
the ncld. So far as was consistent with
provision Tor national necessities, ir.
Guiding munitions and the vast heiu
of employ mont upon the continued
working OF which the Aational liic
depended.
The premier pointed out that what
ever ~ stem was adopted 10 obtaia
the services of these men deductions
must be made before it would he pos
sihle tu arrive at the recruitanlc max
imum which the country must seek TO
obtain. lie regretted that he was un-
able Ia giye the result, OF the Earl of
DERBY 5 recruiting system The hg-
ures had not reached him until last
night and the iuierences Go be- drawn
required careful attention.
Applications tu enlist under the
Derby plan had been made from dis
tdnt Hong Kong and Hhodce.J.
This is commentary on the lcth-
urgy OF those az homy who have not
responded Goo the call he said. Let
those who have huns back for gool
or bad reasons seize the opportunity
even now OF fulloW.ug The example
periodically set them nl the great
mass oi the people.
Tuning tu th, IardInciios came
paigu. Mr. AsIuith said:
'lt Nus with deep reluctance that
wc sans Jon,d the Withdrawal. cspor-
nly from Ammo where our Australian
and Ncw Zealand Nu-mcu won uu-
, dying tame. This withdrawal did not
utolN, Withdrawn from Hellc~ cat
The up of GolNpoN pcunsua' where
uur combined naval auI ARTILLERY 'nr-
Ccf commended Oh, entrance Goo the
straits
Ever, thing uus brought ou except
some stores and sy gums wh..h were
destroyed
Tho pgcmicr said tuo mon with
| drawn. after H short and much need
/ ed rest Wuuid proceed tu u nov the,
ator ol operations "a" paid warm
/ tribute Geo Generals Muuru and rh
/ wood.
Hcforrug 90 operations un the
I Ft1nco-Pclpau 'front.' the premier
complmc7tod Field Marshal French
and his successor iu command. Sir
! Douglas Haip. lie continued
"a fortnight ago most Important
military conference WIS hcld l
. Paris attended ny representative ui
the stuT- uf France, Russia. italy ana
the United Kingdom The leading
truteg.ral problems were fully dis
cusscu and rortai1 mpuruut yunolus-
ions reached with absolute munim-
iu"
So far as tho war as whole went
Mr.. A-uuith said. % might he that ai
! this or that moment what could D,
called the superficial facts or the cam
.
'But the fundamental facts. m,
facts that matter In the long run ar,
steadily and gruw.nely on our side,
he continued There hu, been I'm
this war AN abundance oi errors W
calculations but they have not hecH
confined Co oar side.
so far as we in this country ar,
concerned and ! know am our allie.
are the samr-our will has never wa,
vered for a moment while our nght
ing resources. both m men ana ma.
teial, hccume every month more ann
pile In quantity and better mobilize,
and organized for the purposes of "a,
p campalgn'
R,tCrriuu 10 the measures recently
taken to bring about closer coopcra.
ton among the allies MI Asquith sal,
. IL was hoped D., ali the uat.oHs con
. ccrned that mi. procedure would lea,
{ 90 greater concentration ot purpose
/ coordination of plans, common en-
\ ergy aud enoctNencs, OF action, n,
added it was satisfactory though no
I surprising to know there was not on
N of the allies 'whu b. not as dctcrmiu
4 ed as ourselves To- win the Nar an,
to have nothing whatever tu do Will
separate peace, bat Co persist 900 al
costs uutl our euprcmc ANA common
UuTuusg Is HHhIGf ed .'