TALK OF WAR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 84, 22 November 1911, Page 6

TALK OF WAR.

COMMONS DISCUSS GERMAN RELATIONS. BRITAIN’S MILITARY READINESS. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Press Association.) London, November 20. In the House of Commons Mr Asquith said the Government was anxious for a discussion on foreign affairs.

A motion on the subject was introduced on Monday. Sir E. Grey opened the debate with an explanatory statement. Lord Haldane; dealing with the question of a possible invasion, said the Admiralty estimated tiie maximum numbers of invaders at 70,000. .If an expeditionary force of six divisions left England we would still have 100,000 special reserves, 260,000 territorials, which, in addition to the remaining regulars and reservists, would total 400,000.

CAPTAIN FABER’S REMARKABLE SPEECH. BOMBSHELL TO GERMANS. Berlin, November 20. Captain Faber’s speech came as a bombshell. Some newspapers consider the revelations evidence that Britain is bellicose.

BRITAIN SUPPORTS FRANCE AS A MATTER, Oh COURSE. GERMAN PRESS COMMENTS. London, November 21. Germany is demanding three Dreadnoughts annually. The “Deutsche Tagcs Zcitung” says it is worthy of attention that giving military support to France in case of a Moroccan conflict was regarded in Britain as a matter of course. The “Taegliche Rundschau” states: “Let us build ships, for across the Channel lies the enemy. It is now incontestable that Britain is making ready for war when responsible rulers in Germany’ are singing psalms of peace.”