THE FINAL ARBITER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2263, 24 September 1914, Page 5

THE FINAL ARBITER

BRITAIN'S PART IN THE CONFLICT MILLION MEN WANTED , London, September 22. Mr. Winston Churchill, addressing a meeting of 15,000' at Liverpool, appealed for a million men to join Sir John French's gallant army. We had, he said, no need to bo anxious about the result. God had blessed our arms with unexpected good fortune. The British Empiro could, unless its resolution failed, finally settle the matter as it chose. The Navy was unable to fight while the enemy remained in port, but we were enjoying, without battle, all the advantages of the command of the sea, although it was hoped that the Navy would have a ohance of settling the question with the German fleet. Unless our enemies came out and fought they would be dug out like rats in a hole. He had had, ho said, opportunity of learning the extent of German espionage in Britain, in which bribery and subornation wero employed to obtain information about the Navy. Every dirty littlo German lieutenant on leave in England thought to curry favour with his superiors by supplying details he had discovered. Well if they liked to come, they knew the way. Wo had' not sought the subjugation'of Germany or Austria. However complete our victory, tho worst that could happen in them after peaco was that thov be set free- to live- and let live, fairly and justly. Peaco might be arranged in good time, but not with Prussian militarism. Thero would be no peace short of the grave with that violent tyranny. (Cheers.) ' A FICHTTO A FINISH. LORD LANSDOWNE'S VIEW. London, September 22. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Loader of tho Opposition in the House of i Lords, in a speech at Nottingham, said Germany's aim was to establish a military despotism from tho North Sea to tho Mediterranean and the Adriatic by means of an aggressive, unscrupulous [diplomacy, on the basis of a complete

disregard of treaty obligations whenever these vrere inconvenient to tenself. "Wβ were aware," he added, "that when Germany declared war she meant to wage it ruthlessly and pitilessly. Although Germany has suggested the declaration of a drawn game, there, is no question, so far as wo are concerned, of declaring the innings closed.. The game is worth winning, and. under Providence, we moan to win it. NAVIES AND THEIR COST. , WHA.T THE POWERS ARE SPEND- ■ ING. London, September 21. The Admiralty return of naval expenditure for tne current year ehows the following:— Britain, £52,000,000. Germany, £23,000,000. ' France, £25,000,000. Russia, £26,000.000. Italy, £10,000,000. Japan £10,000,000. Austria, £7.000.000. America, £30,000,000. The personnel of the navies of the Entente numbers 280,000: rhat'of the German and Austrian navies, 102,000.— ("Times" and Sydney ' Sun" Seivces.) "THE PRUSSIAN CANCER." NECESSARY TO BURN IT OUT. (Reo. September 24, 1.5 a.m.) '" Petrograd, September 22. The "Novoe Vremya" reproaches •British statesmen for not insisting on the complete crushing of Germany, and adds: ,"It is necessary for Europe toburn out the Prussian cancer with redhot irons,"