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Show i ILL PARTIES Ifl i GREAT BRITAIN j FlIUfllBTEO Parliament Opened by King George; Address From the Throne Calls Upon the People to Fight. ASQUITH SPEAKS FOR THE MINISTRY I A. Bonar Law Voices Views of Opposition in Commons and Bryce Talks in House of Lords. LOXDO", Xov. 11, 6:30 p. m In a speech delivered in the house of com- mens today after the opening of parlia-' parlia-' itient, rreinier Asquith declared that he f doubted whether the war would last as ! oti as some people originally predicted, predict-ed, but that it would last long was cer-; cer-; tain, i "However, the longer it last? con- tiuued the premier, "the more the great j resources and strength which the eni-l eni-l pirc possesses will be available to fill i: the gap?, to replace the losses and main- 1 tain our position. The empire is on j j. trial and the experiences of the last ! three moDtiis have inspired us with the j: confident hope that the longer the trial lasts the more clearly will we ; emerge from it as the eham pious of a i. just cause.'1 : Appreciates Support. j i, Mr. Asquith expressed warm appre- f, ciation of the support which the gov-j: gov-j: eminent had received from all parties, i England is engaged in an unprece- l dented contest, -he said, and regarding ; ihe justice of her share in this, tncre 'l is no difference of opinion in any part! I, of the empire. The country has gone through much, has learned maca, has p seen rier troops hold a position of dif- : ficulty and danger, the premier con- i ; tiiiueu, and he added: ! ' Today we see them in a petition 1 1 .in which" in conjunction with our al- j J lies. France aim belgium, they have s . frustrated absolutely and deieated .the , first designs of the German empire." 1 Cabinet Responsible. regarding the sending of British ' maririei to Antwerp just before the ' fail of that city, the premier intimated that Winston 'Spencer (Jhurchiil, lirst lord of the admiralty, subsequently would moke a more detailed statement, but. he said, at once, that the responsibility respon-sibility tor the expedition was shared bv the government as a whole. Earl Kitchener, secretary of state for war, was coDsulted and everything was done with his knowledge and approval and the expedition was a material and most useful factor in tae conduct of the campaign. cam-paign. The premier pointed out that the number of men authorized by the three votes of the present year for the rgnla r army not territorials was 1.-Ivi.'.'O''. 1.-Ivi.'.'O''. Of that totai, all but j0u'0 a 1 ready are iu the tervic c ot the crown. Committee of Inquiry. -V committee of inquiry composed of u panics will be. appointed to con-rider con-rider a iNwan'-es lo thosj dependent upon up-on "oid!.-r.-. h) .Monday i e t . -;iid -dr. Ae-ju:th. Jjn'.sd Lioy d-Georgf. chancellor ol the cxf-heiuer, will iav be; ore the nou-.o ot' commons his rinain-iai proposals, including in-cluding t he t '.:'.-' in n of a loan for v h if'h f be (foverL riiei.t is goiDe to ask ll'o fiulhnritv of tne hou.-e on Tiiday. Tlif-r wiU be a vote of credit or' :on-id :on-id raid: d invurd'jns' and .'m additional o! e for mcu. A. Bonar Law's Speech. f pea hin n!i the address in reply to t uf s 1 (" ) from the throne, A. Bonar I.avv premised the government the un-:'l un-:'l i if hi ni' u priori of the opposition in :,r,,-nt intr the war. The opposition lead"- aid: We .taiid in a better position now than at the outbreak of the war. The only chance for victory of oermauy was that she should win before the resources re-sources of the allies were available. She has foiled, and failed on both fronts. ;f A Bonar Paw emphasised the importance im-portance of the financial position, and said that already the economic effects were being t el t in Germany. This was shown by tbn rate of exchange, and this would become more evident as time progressed. As soon as Germany realized that she must be beaten, lie declared, economic forces would work with a pressure of which there was no conception. The leader of th1 opposition wi-hed to know why a Kritish naval force i went to Antwerp, whv the first lord of the admiralty, Winston Spencer Churchill, accompanied a militarv expedition ex-pedition instead of Field Marshal Karl, Kitchener, minister oi war, and something some-thing more about, the naval disaster off the Chilean coast. Address of Viscount Bryce. Viscount Brvce, in seconding the address ad-dress in tbe house of lords, referred appreciatively to the attitude of public pub-lic opinion in the I'nited States, which he declared as a country able to judge wisely the questions at issue. It was upon moral grounds that its support sup-port was given, and thus was therefore more highly prized. The war. said Viscount Brvce, had became a struggle of ideals "the ideal of a military state resolved to dominate domi-nate ail the neighboring countries and the ideal of pr-npf ul communities dwelling in tranquillity under the protection pro-tection of treaties. In the conflict of principles thre could be no end until one or tne other triumphed. There could be no talk of peace at present. A peace patched up now would be merely a hollow trace, during dur-ing which the contending cations would begin to prepare for a renewal j of the' struggle. Europe meanwhile would be living in continual suspense and alarm. The Earl of Crawford, Unionist, urged more strenuous methods to gpt r;d of German spies. He assorted t;:at in the vicinity or the great naval base of Kosyt h thev had a well organized system, by imans of which thy-v signalled sig-nalled ships at night. Thjre had alo been discovered, he aid, an adnrraldv equipped private post sysrm between Fife and ports of G'-rmany. Usual Ceremony. The usual ceremony accompanied the opening f parliament, the kinsr making mak-ing a military progress through the Streets to Wst mincer palace. But I like the lord mayor's show, the rii?-i rii?-i tomary I'ojor was lacking. Instead of the brilliantly unirormed household guards lining the .-treats anil forming th1 escort, sober khaki marked the military features of th display. I Within t hp houe of lor .'is ad the I usual rercmoiia I t ra p pings wto nsp'l. ! 1 n this bod y t hp k ; n ' 's s j c h from j t lie th rone wa - mriw.l bv Lord 2-ht-I thuen and sccon-lpd by Viscount liryi-p. j In the iion - p nf commons t Me spn-rh i was moved by Sir Ko'ner Pryre a rid sp' ondt'd by '."om in oner William M:-l-d Ipbrock. Speech From the Throne. In a hfopch from the tl-.rone, at the opening of parliament today. King Genrge said : Mv lord.-: si i;fl cr-i!n.-m"n : Th orKT'ir." it rid :; nip? l idr-a f mv siihjp'"t tn fvcrv p;trt of the eint-ir ;iro cou -f-n' r,i i or on tli" 'm.-t-ri 1 1 ion 10 a 1-Lorlou3 Issue of thr. war In whk'h v. f; nri ent';iqrd. T have suin-ir.or.f suin-ir.or.f you now in oifl-r Ih-it, hiinrir.ir. an I am aware ynu do. mv ronvi-'ttn t'tint tiiis is a duty of p-' ra mount find Hiipremft inii'Ortar.'Lf1. vnu piiould tak! whatever (if-i r arc ne icd for its ad:-q ad:-q o;i t d ik':! ia rcrp. 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