New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-11
Asquith Says That Council
Would Direct Operations
of All Allied Forces.
GENERAL STAFFS
IN COOPERATION
Premier Also Foreshadows De-
velopment of Minor Organi-
zations in War Conduct.
fRr Cahle 70 The Tribune.

fBy Csbl. to The Tribun..l
London. Nov. l0.-The formation OF
an Anglo-French war council composed
Of British and French ministers, to d.
rect the Joint military and naval opera
tions Of the AJied forces with the ad-
vice Of their united general STATS was
foreshadowed by Premier Asquith IN
the House Of Commons to-day. he ex-
pressed the hope that Russia and Italy
would Join in the proposed council Inc
Premier added that the British ana
French stats were already cooperating
and that plans were being made to de-
velop a Joint staff organization.
Following close on the appointment
Of the new British war council, consist
ing Of Premier Asquith, David LLOYD
George and Arthur j. Balfour, the
Premier's announcement is believed TO
foreshadow the formation of similar
French Cabinet war council which Will
unite with the British board In deter
mining the conduct Of the war.
Joint Cabinet War Council.
81 am betraying no secret, said tno
Premier in his speech, when say tna'
the distinguished man who now holos
the post Of Prime Minister OF france
:. .n,;ous-and am as anxious as he
is-that we should develop the system
Of Informal occasional conferences,
which have taken place in the las' rev
months with great advantage, nv
something more definite and better OF.
ganized. Neither he nor l Is Withous
hope that before long we shall nav
something in the nature OF common
war council. in which shall sit minis
tors of the Crown and ministers OF the
renublic which will, with the expert
advice Of their united general STAINS,
control and direct our conjoint military
and naval operations.
az do not place any limit on the ex-
.snt 70 which this cooperation Will be
carried and we shall be only too de-
lighted II Russia and Italy join us Tor
the nurpose have indicated. with a
broad based. we'll conceived and sym
alphabetically worked system OF that
tind we have every confidence thar the
/ ,nerations of the war will be stu more
efficiently conducted and co-ordinated
In the future than In the past, ana
, that the fine spirit and resources OF the
Allies will bring the war to trium-
plant conclusion
Allied Advises Cooperating.
The War Office, Premier Asquith
continued, already had taken steps TO
secure a more effective and co-ordl-
mated prosecution of the war on the
mart of the allied powers by strength
ching the British General staff and
establishing more intimate intercom-
munication-not sporadic, but normal
and habitual-between the military
and naval advisers of all the allied
powers. His own views had been much
strengthened by what he had seen dur
ing his two visits to the front as to
the Importance Of interchanging off
GERS between the War Office and the
army In the field so that all might ex-
rerience trench fighting and all the
novel operations the war had intro
duced.
Sir Archibald James Murray, head
Of the General Staff. was about to APP
point as his assistant General Kiggell,
and the Premier said he was satisfied
that the staff now at the War Office,
which was far more numerous than
the public was aware, was composed
Of very able, distinguished officers, no
less than twenty-six Of whom had had
actual experience in the present war.
STATS Working Together.
With regard to the relations between
the British staff and those of the AL
lied powers IL would be a great mis-
take, the Premier said, to suppose that
they had been living in watertight COM
partments without communicating with
one another. There was a British mill
tary attache at French headquarters
and a distinguished French officer in
attendance at the War Office in London,
while arrangements now had been made
for more intimate cooperation and for
the interchange Of views for common
development of plans for all the mill
tary operations in the different theatres
Of war A distinguished French staff
officer, the Premier stated, would be
in daily communication with the gener--
al staff Mt the British War Office, and
Great Britain was sending TO France
officers entrusted with like mission.
at is more than possible" added the
Premier, that this organization may
be still further developed"
British Generals Recalled.
Harold j. Tenant, Parliamentary
Under Secretary for War. announced
that several British generals had been
recalled from the front since the war
began, without being allowed TO re
sign.
The measures decided on by the gov
eminent In pursuance of it's recent de-
cislon 20. utilize British shipping more
effectively TO meet the needs Of the
war were made known to-day in the
following official announcement:
1.-TWO Orders In Council were made
to-day. The first prohibits British
ships from carrying cargo from one
foreign port TO another foreign port
after December 1, unless licensed. The
second gives power TO requisition ships
for the carriage az foodstuffs and nee