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Show MANY SPIES AT work London. Nov 11 t; 30 p m In a speech delivered in the house of eommons today after the opening of parliament Premier Asqulth declared declar-ed that he doubted whether the unr would last as long as some people originally predicted, but that it would !ast long was certain "However, the longer it lasts," continued con-tinued the premier, the more th" great resources and strength which the empire possesses will be available to fill the gaps, to replace the losses and maintain our position. The empire em-pire is on trial and the experlenc -of the last three months have Inspired us with the confident hope that the longer the trial lasts the more clearly will we emerge from It as the champions cham-pions of a Just cause." Appreciates Support. Mr Asqulth expressed warm appreciation appre-ciation of the support which the go-rnmont go-rnmont had received from all parties Fngland is engaged in an unprecedented unprece-dented contest, he said and regarding Lhe Justice of her share In this, there is no difference of opinion In any part of the empire The count rj has gone through much, has learned much h.-is seen her troops hold a position of difficulty dif-ficulty and danger, the premier con-tiniied con-tiniied and he added "Today we see them in a position in which, in conjunction with our al lies, France and Belgium they have frustrated absolutely and defeated thQ 'irst designs of the German empire ' Cabinet Responsible. Regarding the sending of British narines to Antwerp just before the 'all of that city, tho premier Intima- leci tnai Winston apencer uaurcnui, first lord of the admiralty, subsequently subsequent-ly would make a more detailed statement, state-ment, but he said, at once, that the responsibility for the exped'tion was shared by the government as a whole. Karl Kitchener secretary of state for war, was consulted and everything ev-erything was done with his knowledge and approval and the expedition was a material and most useful factor n the conduct of the campaign. The premier pointed out that the number of men authorized by th" three votes of the present year for the regular army not territorials -was 1.186.000 Of that total all but. 100 000 already are in the service of the crown A committee of inquiry composed of all parties win be appointed to consider allowances to those dependent depend-ent upon soldiers On Monday next, said Mr Asqulth, David Lloyd-Gcorge. chancellor of the exchequer, will lay before the house of commons his financial proposals, including in-cluding the question of a loan for which the government Is going to ask the authority of the house on Tuesday. There will be a vote of credit of considerable dimensions and an additional vote for men Viscount Bryce. In seconding the address lu the bouse or lords, referred appreciatively to the attitude of public pub-lic opinion in the LTnlted States, which he declared was a country able to jud:e wisely the questions at issue. is-sue. It was upon moral grounds that Itfl 11 pnort was gien. and thus was therefore more highly prized The war said Viscount Brce. had became a struggle of ideals the ideal of a militnrv state resolved to dominate domi-nate all the neighboring countries and the ideal of peaceful communities dwelling in tranquility under the pro-tectlOU pro-tectlOU of treaties In the conflict of principles there could be no end until un-til one or the other triumphed. There could be no talk of peace at present peace patched up now would be merely a hollow truce, during dur-ing which the contending nations would begin to prepare for a renew-al renew-al of the struggle. Kurope mean while would he living in continual sus pense and alarm The Karl of Crawford, Unionist urged more strenuous methods to get rid of German spies He asserted that in the vicinity of the great naval base of Rosyth they had a well organized or-ganized system, by means of which they Blgnalled ships at night There had also been discovered, he said, an admirably equipped private post svs-tem svs-tem hot ween Fife and ports of German Ger-man . oo |