Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-12
Premier in Speech to House
of Commons, Moves AnOth-
er Vote of Credit for Sum
of 100000 Pounds,
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
CHEERED BY HOUSE
Owe It to Those Who Have
Made the Supreme Sacrifice
That They Shall Not Have
Died UnavaiIingIy
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London. oct. tt.--"Thls Is no time
for falterinR counsel or waverlng
purpose said Premier Asquith In nd-
dressing the house of commons to-
day. This war cannot be allowed to
be patched up with dlssension or
compromise masqueradng under tho
name Of peace"
No one desires TO prolong for u
single moment longer than Is neces-
sary the tragic spectacle OF bloodshed
and destruction, but we owe II to
those who have given their lives that
their supreme sacrifices shall not
have been unavailng.
The Niles Ends Are known.
THE ends OF the allies are known.
They have been frequently stated.
They are not selfish; they are not
vindictive, but they require adequate
reparation for the past and adequate
security for the future"
The house Cheered the premier
loudly as he made these remarks In
concluding his address after moving
a vote Of credit for $500, ,O00, 900.
This credit viii bring up the total
for the current fiscal year to f1,-
$50 100000
War Costs $1,000 900 Daily.
Parliament, said the premier had
asked to vote for war purposes what
was equivalent 10 the aggregate ex-
penditure for twenty years before the
war, although that period included
the south African war. when he
moved the last vote Of credit in July
he estimated the average rate of ex-
penditure at approximately 5000, 600
daily. That forecast has proved al
most exactly correct AT the COM
moncement Of the present week, the
premier continued there was still IN
hand flOO5O0,000 which would carry
on until october a. He gave the ag-
gregato expenditure on 1l3 days OF
the fiscal year as: Army navy and
munitions, f397 100000; loans to al
lies and dominions, 100000;
food supplies railways, etc, $4,000
O00. The daily average of eXpendlt-
tlres had risen slightly, he said, and
was f5.O7O,OOO for the last n days
of the fiscal year Expenditures for
the army had fallen off slightly
while those for munitions had in
creased somewhat. Loans to Great
Britaln's allies and dominions we're
exceeding the budget estimate at the
present rate. They would not be safe
in assuming that expenditures In the
future would be less than f5,OO0,OOO
daily
Reverting TO the possibility of loans
to allies and dominions exceeding tho
budget Of f45O,OO0,0OO Mr.. Asquith
snid no part of the war expenditure
WIS more important than these.
Great Britain had no selfish interest
In this matter, and although the eX-
pendlture was growing beyond the
estimate. he did not regret it.
hot Wuthcr IIampcred Operations.
During the progress of tho war
since the last vote of credit. the pre-
mier said hot weather had hampered
operations in the secondary theaters.
but that in Mehopotamia substantial
progress had been made with rail
and river communications and the
health Of the troops had improved.
The defeat Of the Turks at the Ka-
toasis, east Of the Suez canal, had
gone far to remove the danger of an
attacl, on the canal and had impaired
Turkish prestige In Arabia and syria
In western Egypt the Sunusse tribes
men had been reduced to impotence.
The allied armies on the Salonih
front had inflicted heavy losses on
their opponents and prevented them
from transferring troops to DobrudJa'
thus rendering valuable assistance TO
Russia and Rumania,
The whole Of the German East Al
rica coast had been occupied, the pre-
micr continued, and the complete
conquest of the colony was only
matter Of time. The premier gave
high praise to General Smuts and the
Belgian troops which are co-operat-
ing with him.
Germans Ablndon Verdun Attack.
In the west, Mr Asquith said, the
French and British had advanced a
distance Of seven miles on a front Of
nine miles. but the most important
feature of the advance was that In
no case had counter attack sue
coeded in driving them back. The
Germans had virtually abandoned the
attack on Nerdun and their losses
had been very heavy. lie gave the
total number of prisoners taken by
the allies on the Somme front as 6O,-
474, in addition TO which there had
been captured S04 guns and 1880
guns. Allied aircraft, he
added. had attained complete mastery
of the Germans.
Premier Asquith referred to the