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Good Faith by _lh6_ Arbitrary Will .Oi a- Strong.. and Overmastering Power.

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“We Are Unsheathing Our Sword in a Just Cause,” to Fulfil a Solemn International Gbligetioli and to

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~ WEBTMINSTER, August 6. )‘v’l'ho spectacle oi' unity which lg i_,,,_ ilu; llrcsvntod by tho House ol com. lmunll in this time ol national omg.-,

igellcl' l* WP? inspiring. This litter- 'nooii the House voted unriiiirnonsly it CIN i. ol £100.000.000 ini- the purposes lol' ill’ “'~ll`» flllll Will! Nlllal ulinlllmity mg:-coil to 0. resolution mltliorising un inéreiulo in the number of men ill ltlro British Army by nu lug..-, ,hm ‘hull n million.

_li moiillg the vote ol uri-dit, Mr IA; ll ti made nn llo;\ill-nt sp(-e:h 'whi li stirred patriotic feeling in the ,hl`“"l~ *ll ‘¢"‘3l`Y miiti who listened to .,J1|m. He ul'g\ic¢l that the will' [nil

Phenix thrust upon this cillliilry, ind ,

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uniil the vlinllclil;-lg ouilid not be rcills- ld Witliiiut tlislioliui' to oiii-seliios uni lwltliiillt detriment to Bi~it.isli ilu,--_:_ ’e.°~u:-'. He !<~.iil great stress on oil: colnmitmuiitn as cnc ol lin- gllnl~ii_l- ,Y-orei ol the lu-iliml\i.-,- ur B¢ig,,.m_ To rl!/lr. A:-';|l|itli i!~, "yo-,-ci'liing‘ culisii- uint ou" ill lm., ilri-¢,~|¢l|| |,i|s;,,¢§_o L., the ilosiliun of °_l,;- .-inull Stllti-s_n II H lnlllt ul'.ili\ls.iui,u~ullv clicelr-ll by llie Llilul'lxl;a.

Strlrcu for Peace

l Mr. As.lultll llili lui; millre iyrirll.-l 1,, ch l'iit~i'i~in'_- the mutiiiuls ol Gw-

GV Y 5 S"l'\'lCl‘S nsi tile iii-lice-lm‘l¢~~i' tl Eli 1- lin slloltr iii it-i'n.s oi l»li‘\|lli-iii. Bl* l‘vl.\tiol\. Hr uiteil the tvsilinoly ill' a e `:ll'.ite l’n|»r'l' iiicuinlell tllilnq us i -'-l\i ri: how sti‘l-nllllllsly. lllirelnitf

[till ly, :intl ilel‘.<i.~¢l.l~iltly the Furidgri 3*” \l\l'v l\.\ti .\\,li\'vli (ur pi-:Len even iiwli li t"<_- Inst l;~|imlilr,'i' lil hope wus fllill, _

\‘.i -i _l iliiirh nl' il'l~|liin in his Lon.,

Ml, sl\.iLlt sulil ilint tllese pnpl.-l-5 will _-li iw wli.it. were illl,- ilgrins uflor--l til l,,~ ily G4-rmnny in ex-'lllin-,;ii io our ni-liwlility. l-ie hollis the -ghrile lliilli ll will rand, lollrii, and nlnrk iVl'l' l‘i'i2~.-lvd olllv li vi-i~i~|¢ seo lletwooll ll-‘-l ii iiiiil Lolldtlll. Then hi- rl-ad to tl.-» _iiuse n, iinsinige (ruin ih»- dw- ;1»ul liv the British Alnllauluisior in ;l3-l li ‘rstitiiliz the larml oi Uiu lm- ~|\~.i . t,linil\_~i‘llor'\ “lt-roam bid (or ll: in ii lleilli'iilll.y.’f

mil. tliiilllmucy. Oi Sir Eilau;-il]

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»_- To Beiray Franco

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ll will llc revnlleil tlint Dl'. Bc..'l-

Ii 'Yi i H"llWl‘i!_ iittlirliilii; grelit. vlll le ,nal l. i lsil ill-iitiwlllty, sliilglit tn _-li- lu-.1r _i ily ,, illftloe thin Gt-rinzllly, ‘l

har uri ills-_ would toil- ull 1i'i'l-itill'Y ,lrlllp l\`l‘llliel\, in Eiliwlliv, liut wii\ll.l tic lllilil ill willi the Fl'\‘lr.'l'l Cilliillllts. We [Iwi-in Iiixill.-1|, ilizit i»‘_ lo lit~tl‘i\7 RU`..ilnl , uni' i`l'iulul, lilul to lirl|ilii~sf:- ll. i!l,~ \ii»lilli\ili of Blllirliili l.i_‘l'l'itiii‘v, ,ltl_ . .\f',llui\li polls with iiiiligiliitiliii ul. lLi.l~ ill lunht tlilit .such ii cylilrill |lli.l llllulllll t-\i‘ii linre lull-il rlliggl-Stl-tl t-l Nh; llrilish Go\'cl‘iimeiit. li' we \\l'l Ln", cntel 'e these p1~oplls1\'l-l "w' i0.u'llll," he suiil_ “llulillid llie llnclt ol Flwiiioo huvu |_fivl>n l'l'lu‘ li<2\'l\-‘iii ill

(lvrniiiiiv to nnni-x, in the i»\e:\\, lil l l many would lic forced to cuter upon

hueifl-ssllil war. the wluile of the \‘xll`»\- Iiirlipcaili uossussioils lil' Fl~liin--.°." Ai lll~_'>:\l'tIr4 Belgium, how, if we llziil fli- l\ein-il- in three tiroiios~.ils, i-tiultl w.: liliiii |'o|»llcil to the movilig' lippeil lqillillv.-.~..-sl-ll to its liy the King ui iii: 'Bi-lefilllls tn lulilll our solemn nun-'- l\i\l_l~i-'_' "Wo sliiiulil li'l\‘e li:ii| ill ulls- |wl-l~ iliul. 'viiliout llvi' kiluwll-ill!" Wi* hurl linrtorcii nwzly in_ ilu' l`tH\"i` 1.lil'i~litvlilnig linr mir olillinliuil lil lk.-on nur ili lliteil word." tEnlllu ili- ltie nnil iil'ollllii;i~ll l'lieci‘,<.) H1 l‘~' HU- liiilie the wtilld the llvlulllll-\‘ il‘_e ‘l’l“‘\l'-- lliln; uiilliilitly, sliui'id"ll\u` lll*"f ll`f‘f1*‘ 1.i» ii"t-.~aei'\'u the iiid'.'jlt'llll1.‘l'.Cle of ilu-li'

¢`-\)\U.ll‘Y.

illaelilaielllan Diplonnicl'

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'in a loud ringing voice, uliufllell ifwltli emotion, the Prime Minister sold ‘lvhat would have beell our ll05lll0ll 1" `1lle face of that heroic spectacle, it_ we had assented to this iniziiuoiis

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rlmll)fi\l'?s2sqllitli emphasized tllis de- claration by brinsllls lllS flglll ‘lst ‘dorm on the table with a i-esoiindlni: bang. A tremendous outburst of cheering proclaimed the Houses du- jlglit at this vigorous denuiiclntloli =or .vilienlsvslilllli liliiiomucy- Hud the ltloverninent listened to such propos- iris _they would. said Mr. ASll\llll\~ »'l|gvo covered themselves with dishon- lm- and betrayed the interests oi' tlia i¢o“n¢i-y, Hs quoted wltll marked till' ldiroval Stir Edward Greys reputl:-. ‘gum of the proposal that we sl;u!il . laoquloscs in iiesiwllllll! Fl'“°°° ° ‘°I Colonies. "it would be “ dlsgracf' lslllll slr ndwlli-li erey. “lo uuflw I-‘ll

of France s dllliflfw "° _ _‘ond nomo ot this country W°lll‘l W"

‘er recover." ,~

lli " Brltaiirs Just Cause

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Mr. Alqulth. in moving the vote o_ brian ull- eilio.000,000 wfl- l" “§l‘_

the House to H8110 ¢° th” ""° ' :il i ao not i»f°l>°l¢» b°°““=° 1 "° ol taint: ,lt li mosisrv to trgxxgg e ground alll” "hw" W” C

Str Edward Grey two or three ilu go. l do not tiilrlii any °l 01° tlmalltl in mods are csDl~lll° ‘tn "2: or; sal-taint! 01°! l'°"° °°,,{e,, answered. (Classrm) H0; ,_

'Nun on yhloh, with t o ii Blasts!" and Wllll l°”""'° ’°' M' _ gd-nur. Qqvsrnmlnt lil"

- ¢ this _country

'|‘&g%|v.t1r':llll\u"l**'- f°' °‘°°’

i “Tliis infamous Proposal” ,

,annex in the e.ellt ol n sueeessiiil , ivlir thi. wilole ul Ilie o.tti‘a-ldllrolloaci llominicns on-_l possessions ol"i~'r.in:e.

lgilinl? To Belgium when she address- , cd, as sho did nddrass ill these last I 'limp ,;0(,um¢,nt, |n my 0pln|0“_ ll"-Yfll ll" m""lll5 *`*`»‘?0a»l £0 “S W ‘rtntci clearly in temperzite and dig- ,nlldi 0-_xr soloim gllsrniitel- ot our

,llbsrgsin wllli Germani~,i:atn:h:n;=i‘i;i}l_eiti}=;; . slr' the Hou” has mn _(1 and the ,

Sgllxldhto Parliament will, I think. “ug “cow strenuous, how unreniil._ last' li W Dersistent, even when the md ds mmer oi' hope seemed to have

6 HWHY. were the efforts of my

rlslit lion. friend-(loud cheers)--to °e°‘"° fOr Europe on noliorliillo ans F lasllllg Deuce. As everyone knows, _ m "eg“’d t0 the great crisis which °°°“rrell last year in tile East or Eil- , rope. it_ was, by the acknowledgment °f “ll l‘JllF0lJ0. lllrgely due to the steps lf-‘ken by Sir E. Grey that the area of the coniiict was limited, and that, so far ns the Great Powers were coflceruedi Pence was main-

gmned. ltihesrs.) It his efforts on leils occasion uuhlippily have been Hes successful. 1 ani certain that this

0l1S€. and the country, and 1 will ‘tmd l’°Sl°'l‘llY 21110 lllSf0l'y. will accord bo him what, after all, is the best tri- ute that can be paid to ony suites. man-that, never derogating for nn instant or by an inch, the honor and the interests of his own country. lie

£0 Obtain that which is the greatest interest of all countries-universal Dcscc- (Clleei's.) But, sir, these pa. DGFS. which are now in the llnndg of lllelllllerfi, show sonietliing more than that; they show what were lim (arms _\l'lllCl1 \vci'e offered to ils-li»heers)- ` "1 9-\'Cl1L\ll§u i0r our iieutrrllity. (Itc- | lmwcd Cll3f’l`S-) i tl‘\l>‘.t that not only iiiii-mbclus oi this l-louse, but :ill my l0ll°“"SllllJl-‘0lt<, will read the com- liillliicaiioiis-rvatl, lozirii, and uiarl¢._ tliu colliniuliiuutioiis whicli only Ll Q iueclr irgo passed betivceli lserliil and llls 5lllJ0Sty‘s tlo\'t‘i'niilf2ili.

Gcrnluli l'ropusnls

Mr- AS<lultli tlleu proceeded to real)

elttriicts from the White Paper, be- , glnning ivitli the coiiliiiiiiilcntioii 4 Iiiade by the (lerman (illnncoiinr to 'sir l-Zdwurd Gosclieii on July 2:5), wlilcli ,contnlncd. the l’riino Minister sold. the terms oil which it was sought to lilly our ilelltl'alit_v. lfjliccrs.; Sir l-Idwzirtl Goscllcn, continued Mr. As- qllitll, proceeded tn put at very pertin-, enl question to the German Chancel- lor : "l questioned ills Exeeilcncy` about the l»‘reneli colonies," whos are the l-`rencli colonies? Thcy mmm "Hy ll-‘U1 of the dolliil.-ions and pos- sessions ol France out/side the geo- iéfllllhlcsl srezi of hIiiroy.e_ The Chan- cellor snid he was not able to give the smile iuidertzikiiig in regard to those colonies as he ',\':is pi~ep3l-on to give in rog:iril to Frencll teri'itory.i (Cliecrs.)

Let ilie come to what in this matter.

lu lui' oiiiuiou. is tllo o.-llcuil .ina ov-

sltioli oi the slilnll States. (Cheers) As l'i‘,;;li‘d5 Holland, His Excellency ‘ said, :ul long as tieriliurifs udyersnl-. ics respected the integrin and neu- trnlity oi' tile Netliorlulido, (lerniany was ready to give his Majcsty’s G0y_ eriimcnt an untlert:il'ing that slie would do likewise. 'i'ii;-n he came to Belgium. it depended upon the ae- llou Ol’ Frruico what olierlltiollfi Ger-

`lll iiclglzlln, but when the wur was l over* l_ielgiilin`s integrity would be rc-, spcctcd 1.' she had not sided against tleriiiniiy. Let the House observe tliei distinction between the tivo cases. All assurance that when the \'1.lr is, ever hor integrity will be i'cspccl.ed if nlie had not sided against tiermully. (Loud cheers.)

Wiint doe; this urliount to? Lot. mo ,

just ns.: the House. 1 do so not, _with tr.-e olhect of o.ie_tin;; ."_l_-l ii; nglrnst; Gi-rmnny, but 1 do no tg iinllioate onld make clear the pussi- tllon oi the riritisli tlouwnilieiit n.rl.i ol (i!'l'0.l'. l5l`ilo..n in this matter, what did that proposal amount to!

‘lil the urll. piuoc, it ilionnt t.liu-tliu.; ,l:ellin.i the hue.; ol l"i'-.iii~.'e, which was ‘riot tn he in_i,de iz party to tlxisa _collinliliiicstloils nt nil, we should llnie gi,eii, ll we hull assslitozl to rim-,l, (ree license to Geriiituiy to

What did it mean- as regards Bol-

noutrnlity, what reply should she, lliive given? What reply c.»uld we illivo given to that Belgian aiillesl? tvs oiiollla have l-.con ollu'.r=~l 10 our that without her knowledge we had honored away to the Power that ,wn tlireatenlrig her our obligation to keep our pliglitod word. (Loul "pi prolonged cheers.)

country hslu reed in the course ol the lost (ew hours the nlast pathetic acl- im-¢¢, yy the King oi the Belg-Laos to ling pm_:~lc. (t‘licers.) I do not envy itil, msn who colld read that appeal ,wich llnmg.-sd heart. (t‘iio~-rs.) The Bclglarvl are lighting: ¢ll°Y ll” 105° ing their lives. (Louil elle.-re.) Whotl would liove l-tm the position ol_ Great Britain tocfiiy in the face Cl time spectacle ii wo had assent-'ld 7-" tins into-sons r.f°i>osoi'l (mud sul prolonged cheers.)

’l‘lln Price oi llctnynl

Yes, lind what were we to gr ini

return? For the betrayal o our irlmdl and the dlllionor ol oth' obli-

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0-m 90"? to have to say it. but it must be put upon record), B promise given by o. Power which was at that very moment announcing its ln- tentlon to violate its own treaty oblligistdons-(cheers)-arid inviting us to do the salma. l own only say it we had even dallied or 'telnporisedl with such an oller, we as a Govern- ment should hsvs covered ourselves with dialionor. (Gheers.) 'We should have betrayed tho interests oi this country, oi which we are the trustees. ttlheers.) I am glad to turn to tho reply

which my right hon. friend made, end [mlm which I will read to the llouse one or two oi the more ssl- » isnit passages, because this document; 101 put: on record a week ago the attitude of the British Government, amd, as I believe, of the British people. My right. hon. friend saysa-

Hls Ma.iesty's Government can- not for a moment entertain the Chs.ncel‘.or's ro osal that they

has (_ 1 V , , . , il P P

S r len’ as few me" hm" Sm‘°“' should bind themselves to nou-

` trnllty on such terms. What he

asks us in ollect is to engage to staml by while France is beaten so long as Germany does not tsil'e French territory as distinct irulii the colonies. From the ma- teriel point of view (my right hon. friend, as lic always docs, uses very temperate language)

l such a. proposal is unacceptable,

for I"i'a.rlcc, without further terri- tory in Europe being taken from her, could be so crushed as tri lose her position as li Grant Power rind become subordinate to

Gel-nioli policy. That is ebe material aspect. He

,procecds:-

Altogether apart from that, it

would he ii disgrace lo ns to malls this bargain with Germany :it the expense ol Fl`s.nC€>-it dlS- irsize from which the good nanw of tliio country would never re- cover. (Loud cheers.) The Ghan- cs‘lor also in edlscr. sslrs us to _ inrguin awo.y,whstever obliga- tions or interes-ts we bn.V0 us I0. garils the iieutrelity oi Belgium. We could not entertain that bar-

gltiu either. Ho their says in these circumstanc-

,os “wc iiiust pr..-servo our full tree- dom to not as circiinrlsooneet may lsccirl no us to require."

The One Wuy of Prcservlno 0004 llclntlons

l think in the circumstances the

House will appreciate-I trust lt will admire-the sell-restraint of my right

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elniilg eoilsldel‘otlnn-iianiely the po- , hon. t,.3cnd_ (Hem,_ heat) He (Sh.

E. Grey) then said:

The one way oi maintaining

the good relations between Eng- land and Germany is tlitit we should continue to work together to preserve the pence of Europe. For that object his Mnlesty'5 Govcrlinierit will work with all sincerity liud goodwill. If the pence oi’ Europe can be preserved and the present crisis safely pass- ed, my own endeavor will be to promote seine arrangement; to which Gerinnny could he a party by which she could 'be assured that no agressive or hostile po- licy would he pursued against her or licr allies by France, Riissin, and ourselves iolntly or separ- ately. l have desired this. and worked for it as far as i could through the last Bnllinn crisis l"Xo statement," commented Mr. Asquith, "was ever more true.") nnil Germany llzivlng a corre- sponding obyeei, our rclutlons sensibly iiiigirovcd. The ideti has llitlicrto been too Utopian to form the subject oi dellnlte proposals, but il this present crisis, so iiiucli more ncuto than any that Ei:rr;:c has gone through for gen- oi'r.tioiis, be snioly passed, l :im liiiiieiiil that the relief and rc- u.ctio;i which will follow may inrilrc possible some more dsilnite ri:1lp:‘oeZ::.nieiit,between the Pow-

crto. ttihcers.) ,

\`l'r.r llorced Upon Us

nlilcd language the :tttitiide of this country. lChcor:.l Call anyone who readi it :ind who realizes und appre- ciates the tone ui obvieiis sincerity and erzrncstne.-is which underlies it. can anyone honestly bring :igninst the Govcrniiiont ol this country the charge that in :iplle of gretl. provo- cation-for I regard the proposals made to us ns proposals we might have thrown aside without considers- tluti and almost without answer- (chcerm)-can anyone doubt that in spite oi great provocation my Tlllll- hon. ii-lend, who had already earned the title-and _no one ever more de- served it--oi' tho penooqnaker of Eli- rope-'(oliecrs),-persisted to the very lastmomciit ot the lust hour in that grellt, rind beneilcent but unhiipfplly frustrated purpose? (Ciieers) l<sm entitled to say, and I do say on behalf of this country'-l spesli not lor li, party., but fol_‘_tl_i¢ country as B. whole --(cheers)-wo 'mods every effort that it tlovernlent could possibly make , for pence' - ' ‘

This war has been forced upon ua

-lclieorb)-and whit is' it that we are lighting tor? No one lliloivs bst-

ht!:i the embers ot the Govern

elltlmln. what were we to K" lll ff' lim? We vnro £0 Nl- 0 Pl'0ml”"

Unis.

f-» -»° me rf.

”,"<_y_N¢|,`, png since been P

t : _ nlittllns moriv-t iau¢l1*°r>-nl to 'ln- "-sl°ms.ny would do lll °‘$l't0ll'i °"°""

ter t I1; , -l ment the terrible and lncslculable suiloriflgs. economic. social, personal.

err. than has been possible hlth- l

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, world, must entail. There ls not a. man among us sitting on this Bench

perhaps than any body oi! statesman for a .hundred years hasihad bo pass through-there is .not n‘man among us who has not during the whole ot that time had clearly before his vl- sion the almost lniinite - suffering which war even in a lust cause must ibring about not only to us who are l for the moment living in this country ‘and in the other countries or the world, but to posterity and to the

, whole prospect ot European civiliza- tion. Every step we take with that vision before our eyes and with a , sense oi responsibility which it is im-

‘ possible to describe. _ _ - ,

What We Are Fighting For- l

Unhuppily, if in spite of ull our

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goiiig to do so llecnuso I think ii, would lie i`ul'eigii to the temper nn_| llihllilsitiiili of the Hoiisu. 'I`hl:i‘<‘ iz; Oml thin); l llii cull litieiltiim in--

,thnt is the iiilv nllll licnilinlf of tile

lilll. AS li rllul in illc llaist :wilt-S oi lllii kind lin\'l~ liven tlikoii simply lul-

,iln.\-'nl iiliil rnilitury opclntlllns-i, lint

wil linvo illoiig-lil iL rig-lit. Li; dsl: lm. Committee to ¢_»i\'t' us its coliiiili-lice in the extvllsiml oi thi: lrnilitionul nrou ul' this rules iil` creilit. so tliilt ihis money which we ,ire nskiilg i,lic:`f\ to nlliiw us ill l-xpliinl muy be upplil-'fl lint, only ilii' sti'ieily np,\'nl mill mill- lury opt.-r:iiioli.~=_ but to nssist. tho, fluid sup|llie==, ilromnic ilu: contin- iiliiico of trniln, inil\isti'y, hiisiiii-ss_ null eilmmillin-ii\ioll_ whether hy: me-un.-l of ili:~iui':\ncl- nr iiitlemnity' iignillst risk or otherwise, im' t.lics‘r¢-‘_ lit-i’ ii( ilistrws ond p,-t-nurzilly [nr,’nil expenses lirisiilg out of the exist/:lice of il .stniu of wnr. _I believe the Com- lnzillvl- will ngroo with us that it. wus wi_-.- to 1-xtvlul the nrcn of the _vote oi elm-llit so us to iilnllulo ull the var- iuils iniliii-las. lt gives the Govern-‘, nionl. ll free liniid. 0! course the Trea- .~=ul-y will urcolllit, for it, and ivl'l_Y ex- |:i~liu'itill-e thot tnkcs place will he "nh vii to the iipllmvnl oi the H0115' ,

mel, it great disaster, ll in a. crisis of this mngriitlldc we were not cn- iihled to make oroviliion-provision Lil- more needed now than it was iilulvl' tin- simpler conditions that pi'i\\'nileii iii the old days-lor all the \'ni'iriii.~4 i'nmilit'D-llllml und develop- ments or cxpelidlturc which the exis- lviivi- iii n stain ni val' between the Grunt Powers or Europe must entail, on oily one oi them. ,

Lord Kitchener At The War Oiiloe ,

I am asking also in my clmrlictnr

ol Becrotary lor War- a. position which I held until this morning- ior a. supplnmentary estimate for mon for tho army. Perhaps the House will allow ms ior a moment. just to ray on that personal matter that' I took upon mysclt the ollies oi Sec- retary oi Will' undo: conditions npo:i` which i need not go brick, lint which are (rssii in the minds ol

oiitical. which war, especially ivsr

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everyone, in the hope and with the

bein A friendly o e- n ¢““u°._` m_um,"_ ,__ R °h”"°.|.(i_O_`l¢twsen the Great Powers ol the fobieot th,-it the condition at things

in these trying days-more trying

,in -Lhenrmy, which all ol us deplor- vd. mishtgsnosaily be brought to on GD!! and Uuinplete Goiiiiclenoo re- ests.b1ished.- lbelievc that is the case-‘lu iactyil know is to be, "1'lJ‘°¥B,is;no , morewloyal sind united body, no irony ni' wliieli the spirit and habit of discipline are more‘deep. ‘ly eugroirloa and olierislioa tilorl in the British Arulo:y.~Gi»a,d an I should llolvs been to continue the work of that office, and would have done so under normal conditions, it, would not be lair to the nnmy, It would riot be just to the country, that my Minister should divide his attention hefbween that Depsrtimelit amd aziotll- er.-still loss thot the First Minister oi the Crown, who should look ini.) the alilairs of all Departments, 8,-.¢l is liltimately responsible tor the wholl- policy of the Calhinet, should give, as he could only give, perfunetion-

ill and confidently wo bhllevo that

able us to do it. (Loud'chet,‘)s,)

My-_ Asi|,iliLll's snr-ecli stirred the'

Hiillsc in ,, “-1,'llll limi. ni i>liti~i\iti'.~'ni. But ip imc wil Piilmersiuiiinii in typo' _fur suing of till-_ Rudiixils.. ' __j"

. Mr. Bonn.: l.aw’s.`llelp

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Boinir Lnw iiromilsed tlie‘_Gii\'e\‘iim\~iil. nu uw hgh, (h,,.()pp0_qit,iill\ uo|i\_i

“lf-curly brieil nssislini: the Govern- mpm, in_\hl~ moiisili-us to mL'ei.,tlui ilu-, micinl sitilnlilin, nnrl Mr: " Walter Long is ii. memlior.oi` tliclcommittoo dealing with ilr0:sper.i,i\'n' iiliemploy- ment.. Mr. Bonnr Ln.w‘,0Her<‘rl his-1iW'i services and tliuso offnll hlSt'l‘0\l0l\- mms in 1 ~,u_iiv workithe;Goverlimcli\. milrlitidesiro tlicm*to porftirni.-";,'[‘\il»i generous ‘f ohm' 5 wns .vilgor0ilS'1y,>_yul§- plliutleli by the ‘Primo-Minisl_ol‘.

The 0pposi\.imiyleuller Ktliinlis, tlint l Berlin if it hnrlfclloscn‘§could§lin,vli provelited l_th/is terrlblo~'corlliict.p¥ Ho has never been n‘i?llclievcri"iiil.~ tho

and Germany w~aslinovitahlc,>mnli

occurred lt would he dumtorthoifail- uro oi liuinoii wisdom." T000-ylheisuirl

I thi it ll. wlllllil no great pity lli‘ "till w is due ta ilu fo\lv=uu'l A - " a ' " ' ~l B M' - itil ltiio lou

nor the wicked»iiosslisllicrc.'l -"Our struggle is mrs-inet. Nripoleonlflm once ngiizln, .hilt thank Hiilivmrltheroiislno l Nnpoleonf-'

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the wrlr. Mr. Boiler Low thinksithoro is n tendency to exaggerate its client. on trado. Our trade with the contin- ent is only nl Section of our vast, mmmorcc. ond the bulk oi it will ho iilinilecterl. Moreover, we slioll hiivr- mi rompctitors from tlir Conlini-nt in lltfi wnrld’s markets. His licliei is , that British trade will lu- much mo"-"i 'nearly niirmnl dilriiie the wnr tliuli is commonly imntzinefl~ Ciimmvlfiiil; members nn the Lilinrlil siilu sliilwfill by their cheers their ngrreement. wit‘\ this view.

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di4'\i_)1<_\'ii[_lii[t1iS \J;."l],_i;_.isl :l".t_l_i,`l\,_le,_ (po-_ioc1l_i.__l:___ grucillils. _:ip or ollstllllitl-iyAll~`lu his 0..-'H' lm r~`",L“ “"_. 0".‘."`f""’-‘-"."_`f~ '°"“‘ _‘W

. ~. ,__ ollli, en.. llll__l,i-, .all \‘.lillld I..-lusull when he Said lie ilitciiuii-<1 tl. ,<i‘,'l:li'i.=; in lull leon serif. il, illc lion,-.

l_1£~‘L’~‘l'll»y tiiilllllllrt. léo the `\ ote nl l_'i'-:?- l :»l`<:_:l»L:~ ii.-sci-, r.ti"rill;il;-,le_ig li 1 ie ‘oilscrvai ities were li'_>l»-“-ascii. li-,;ll;_ lli. e :ire tilt-' l>'\".' -_\ ;;,= l-l

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féilfluss lilaliicnl snili, “‘ill'_' i"l.-i: ni 'i\'.'i»"l-.»;ll' nl- llnrll illr .~\ii-tllotlr it a.pp'eai's in tile White ]'-.-_',lul~ in Ov- i nzllliy, ll..e:l<.lt'<i thu lspflpg 0,' 11,9 crivliclnlin;_f.” Yes, but the iiiti_;.:li_elIllliis~e |._v iln-lil;,ng rf, it gl,

cniises of the wnl' iiiliiit llfi -*`=lll_.4lltltll fro ,`o;,'o1:l<?y into ivnr.

further l.-ack in our t‘l.~llt£i-/:lit-.il ell-S 'l‘l;i-re i-,il-V.. l,,,,,3 ,~_,~,,-,,..,,,§ 3., tl1"l¥3'~"-'ll°llL»*` ll’l'l 0lll` \\`01'f*`l'lll iii tile ‘ i'l'o::i l.ilr‘i';ils~, :_n~l l.'n:i-*ei-\‘aii','c: idol ni tllc l;nl;‘.ni:l~ oi pllwci-_ "'l`ili<.:," 2 gill, 1.q,i,-,,,,._.,-I ._ gc ,;,»l, ir.,-ll:;:ll he snill, “is ri pel>plo's ir.-;ii', lliidlflp 15,, },),_,,,¢\,,y`,,.;,., in mm), 07' not it llibl<iiii:it'l'; w.lr,“' i~`lt.ll'. tile §.~','\ lit-'lt":ilii`__\‘, ,~t'\iLu1='.Crl :i".1ii.ls ilreiiclii. ill not li time for rlu-ri:l\lil- l I:_fl‘:el-'.~; in-~im;;i_ti0n_ ~_.\f¢,.,~ th, ntioiis and l'epr;l;ii'lie.<. We iiius'-1; ull i ,iimjf-tp-.-S ,,;~,(_~__h_~ mid M,._ F, st:1'lills`;lllil_l<lcl't.<ll:l~':lll-l'i'.’ lor, “ll.l‘i‘c in ilotiliiin tn be n The ,luciiist View wits e‘<lii'c::ii,r<l ily] j : - {i__~», t, ,- t ~ U

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. , _ .__ list; docs not include ltfllys crlrlicr ""r ° ` ~ 5 mo 1- “' '

ment oi munklnlii-wi~ nre hirlitlng tn l 500i000 MNH M¢ll= d f , _ ,t , ` ` ." _ .\~.~g,r__-_____¢_~'1_ __ ___

\"imliclito the ilrinvliile thot. sm-'ill -l§na_,u;;e)‘}S§t,.`-5 ml`l`;hl`q fur, lmcrlill .....____._____._._--_

iintioiiulitirs url* lull, to lie cr\ished‘ I am asking on his bfbhallf for the in July_"l,,_‘5i_' ]'j§;‘?__u§‘;e

lCll<‘<‘l'»'»'i. iii lluiluiivc or iriteriinlioniil alruiy power to increase the number _ t _ _ r _ _ _ '

`i;0\><l luilli llv tho nl-l>i\l'iii',v will ol is oi mm; ol' all rainlka, in u.ddi‘tion to Ynenih 2 “‘“‘ ,ll-" ¥°“"r“l_ llllimllii s|_,.U,,,_,, ,md (“,c,.m_.,,,,,,,,.i,,,r POw,,,,_ thu nmnber 8_-b_,u_my v0t8d_ by no less Oi s.. Mwrtr .L_-\c_.i linrely ;';,_iillliit,li.

I do lillt believe ony nation eve: than 500,000, ((_‘>hc§u~s_) I nm cer- Q01” R9' l‘u°_ Bic? 0! 1“"S “"9 --- ‘

lhnle,.,.,l ,mu ,I ,,,.,,:,L ,.D,,L,_0\.c,.Sy__ tam the Connmww wha apt mmm other 1n»:itl_oeil\l'~_»s t.r:i~.fgeil o:i_iiiuc.lI By »|~,,m,,ou_ and this is one ni the irrentest. liii- iw 3u_~nctl_0n_ [gr wo are gncqurngqdloq lfmger' bu" ilu: ;.`cL":M mush lu the 'l`llG Tiilu l-ind Lltlluzx the imc? rilrliaad tory will ever kiiow-with rl, clearer ask for it not only by our ow.” Sense ‘Will l>P§/H-H °il_»llY lil 1'*-\l§\lSl~ imil “ill” I U, ,,855-d ,W th. Q,” “"3 0,,

»'°“SCl@u°° “nfl S¢l'<>ulr¢'1‘ Cfu\vi°ti°-1 ol gravity and lllie iioooesit-les ol tile °° "”"'Y 1” ‘?f"’°°.'“"°" . '_ till ati-we

` “lm” ll li* *“fl‘”‘“'l‘ u°@ ‘OP usl~!"°SSl°‘\. ease but bv the kwowledssl that ln- The Itlrsso.lllrklsh war. Sl-‘ l’°“" A iirht vim liin :nm to. .-- not for the maintenance oven of its dia 'is prepared certainly tc Band Us &ll2l'W`B1`<l, Wos longer by 1;, yenr or an .un ' uwn .selfish interest, lint iii defence of two divisions and that gym, om, of “l°’~`°» b“l>_ UN 'lllfl-'»l'Uf@€l¢ WUT. U1 And wave; 0, undo' “_,,,.

|ii'in<'i|lles the mziiilinnnrilrc uf Whil::i` our seu_gOve1'~uing Dom.”-km; spun. nm "memes was fl l"“tl@V °l 01-'° mm Thang `

is \itl\i tri llie t'ivi'li/.ntiuli of the tanwushy amd ,masked has almady swift 95-’U`lll1l€'U~ T'-10 lW"hf0j'J5P "l'.lAm’ he mn ;,'|__ 40,,_,,, ,D

wl>l-ld. (Cllaersl. ll with li. i'iili erin- mudered to the utmost limits or ,tg ,was also cnmpamtiwiy liriei. i D, 5° ' ‘

iictioli not only of the wisdom n.n»‘» possibilities both in men and in mn; ln rlur own liivtory lleru ie. rough-I And gmhwd n ,Wm

‘,l\istit'i*, bill. iii' the ulilignilon which ue ever he, it can Imord to the lY,` the duration oi the i'.rlptii'tsut, swwt “ Lam `

"lay upon us to challenge this great. Egpire yin .gi moment; of need. wars: lfiqnt nwde' tb, 'iid Gmm ,,,,,,5.

issue we ure viil<~l'inz into the st.i‘u,;- (mreers) The Mother country must iin‘.’ol\l$f:;_pa_ry wnr, eight. yea.l:;i hp cloud '

i:le,1ltiis inlii multi: sure Hilti, glithg get the example whim She responds :_;]_ml£: ‘“__;’&`_”__§\`,_(_,__r-,fefi.‘x._so ¢:_.:r,i__q¢lEu; Aw we bd, zkrm, down M mg

i'1‘sllui‘l'e=l li0L on 'ul IIS Ute' . . _ . . . . - _ -_ . Killglillm lllll <ii` ili-ry vnsi Emiire <il` mlb gmtxtude and anegtmn to ,§'h[.':? Clcvcn \\'ci'i:l=; Clr;l \v‘.'-~ loin- _-,':-»irn_l,n __ ., _t ,_, ,,,,;,i,.|, ,L is uw ,.,.,,,,.,_ Shu), ,N ,hruvm iilisl overtures from the oil .yi ,s S,,m,,,__,, “_,,_,.l ,__,__,',_,\ ,,_,,,_, ___ hm, lv n_i,lll._<lv/ il opped ns he l into the seiife. (Cliceis) memlbers ol her lBm1lY-_ , . months (with the luzlk rl! the iirht- "N ily'

_ ~ - Sir,-I will say no me/rc; this _is ing dom ,,, ,WU um, B ,MIM " The r,l\ll"c sliniictl liiiller si sr-i'

500150 0f The V010 "`,_ not an Dcmsion mr c°m’rDWrS°i&hs£ l All but one oi 'r.lili ir»i'v.Z~:.`i:'_ '.\'i‘i-lr

7 f'“a.“'3n' In all that I have Sw__,_ ‘duels lxctwceii twll ii.it.it~~iri, '!‘h~_~ inf. , ,_ 5 ,

li. is tliut. lliiil. oliil-et muy lie title- lbhbve tfhlat I have not gone Uh lfgvlieral llhiiogleiili \'.'.-_l- wnls til"-| Anl l`3‘”d ""\‘h he mm 0"' qiiuil-ly l<.~i~i:i‘i»ll llint i' nm now “limit Y0“d» ell-ll” lil the stutemeflt ,Of tm; Crinlonil, when l'}n;;lnnil_ 1”:-i~.l~.~_ l _ ll"-‘Yr 4 _ ._ lo ask from llllfl vomniiltee-lo multi ca” 0’ ‘PNY Z°“°"Bl~ d‘3S°r1l)l‘l°" U Turkev and Srirdiiiin ci::ll`».:,-.li §"nd th" "'»:html7“‘° t‘lm_";:'r' mv wry ,,,,,,S,,_,, d,,mnm, ,,,.,,,,, i,___,___,,the provision we_ think it necessliriy agains, ]\,__isSi,,‘ from ,gm tw I,-,L 5 l:,q\e siiilig nlnny sn_ni:r-, irive thi- Go\'erllment ri vote ni creflii; i to make' the strict b'°un.d9 of “ug” 1' That War coiilinuell fllr :.l;o:lt tm, l ,W-`-l ll"\ PT .fl one sn gait.. _ of £100_g00_000_ I um not ,_,_Oi,,g_ imc ,‘]l; is not my! _\‘lurD_osc_l--it is not he years, 'urlvl r-rniililvfi in A Sohml ,ptr lie rw- s of ivlifit th-_ ',r.l:_l1 l ‘Im Sure ilu* Committee do not w.~!r l’“rl’°“ “I “ny lmtnotw mf‘m'_t0 ill' thrashing for ltlissili. M , _ it, into the tl-c'liiiic.iil. ilistinctiflii lie- nam” feeling* to Wdlllgc 1" thcpimc Before that the Nzirlniicnlh; \v¢l.i~.-. WW" U” f""“"5 7‘f\"‘°' dm' l"" twvell \'oll~r,~ (lf vi-grill. and g||m,]`-rrc,,,. 120 9XCll56 _il1l30_l`U5l1m7"-‘I B'f\ik“O“t;_C`9_§ intgrlnilyl-,,l_;y 1,,-,,,,gN_ `,._,_,fr,, ,,_,f_r,,,, .»--_-_---_- lnry Estimates. There is a mll-ii Th” °°°““l°‘“ W la" *QU g"“"'“ "_ in ieilrolln in lilo i,nl.t‘_etiei.l. '_i‘u;~=e l _liiil:irli_'.= lliiilnirilt fiirrs Collis,

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