The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-11-06
WAR MUST Be WON
SAYS ASQUITH
Premier Praises British Navy
for Efficient Work
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pr.~-e minister. Wh"c eXHce sing the
be!.yy tina co;- .-.,ory a>.,... would
not be ne1ss~,.y. ac added that the
government WOULD not hesitate to en,
force Wk&,cF.r measures misat be re
quired ii vc uatary recruiting proved
inadequate.
The primo minister revealed that
EleutherioS Eoni2elos. while he was
prime minister of Greece. on Sept.
y. promi@ad tao mobilization OF the
Greek AIRY if France and Great Brit
ain would send 10000 men To the
Near Eas; IN express understand
ing existed 10 this effect. he said,
before Dir. |eni2elos went out Of of
flee.
The premier paid warm tribute
to the British navy for its great
achievement in sweeping German com
merce and German warships from the
Neas and in conveying two and one
half millions OF troops whom Great
Britain had transported by water
The British public was warned by
the head Of the cabinet that the ma
tion's financial situation was serious.
and that far greater sacrifices must
be made 10 support the government
in its task of supplying the armies
with their needs so that triumph
might be won.
The Official statement was made ~
Mr.. Asquith that full agreement ex-
lists between Great Britain and France
for the maintenance Of the ndepend
ence of Servia and not to let her be
come "thc prey of the sinister and
nefarious combination Of Austria.
Germany and Bulgaria"
Concerning Greece, the premier said
that on Sept. u last Mr.. Veni2elos.
then prime minister of Greece, asked
Great Britain and France TO send
10000 men to the Near East with
the express understanding that Greece
would mobilize.
The premier expressed the strong
belief that the recruiting program OF
the Earl of Derby would succeed and
that compulsion would not be neceS-
sary.
Mr. Asquith declared he had sane
toned the first naval attack at the
Dardanelles. He said that this
project, which is referred to as having
proved a failure, had been entered
into in spite OF the miSgivings OF the
cabinets chief naval adviser.
Mr.. Asquith told the houae th",
Field Marshal Sir John French now
has almost million men under his
command in France and Flanders
The British casualties in those regions
he placed at 377 900 officers and men
killed, wounded or missing.
The prime minister made the for
NAL statement that the Germans had
not gained one foot of ground prev
iously held by the British since Apri,.
Reviewing The work os Rritfsh e1Jl,
marines in the Turkish campaign Mr.
Asquth said that in the sea of Mar
mora they had sunk or damaged twG
battleships. five gunboats, one torpeot
boat. eight transports and 1877 suppl.
ships.
There were few absentees from .he
house of commons when the premier
began his address which was expecs
ed TO be the most important govern