HIS MAJESTY SUGGESTS THAT RECRUITS SHOULD WEAR AN ARMLET.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2657, 31 December 1915, Page 5

HIS MAJESTY SUGGESTS THAT RECRUITS SHOULD WEAR AN ARMLET.

(Rec. December 30, 8.30 p.m.) « London, December 29. His Majesty tho King's letter to Lord Derby says now that the work in Connection with tho King's appeal for recruits is over His Majesty hopes every man onwiled to do so will wear an armlet as a proof to Jus tell >iv countrymen of his response to the call. LABOUR RECRUITING COMMITTEE CONSIDER CONSCRIPTION (Rec. December 30, 8.15 p.m.) London, December 29. The' Labour Recruiting Committee at a special meeting considered Cabinet's decision for compulsion. It is understood some of the members urged an immediate national conference of trade unions, declaring that those who had not attested among the unmarried and the unfit had been starred, and tho remainder were conscientious objectors. ATTITUDE OF LABOUR OF SPECIAL INTEREST, (Rec. December 31, 1.10 a.m.) London, December 30. French and Italian newspapers applaud Cabinet's decision on the reoruiting problem. Interest in Britain is concentrating on the action Labour is likely to take on the matter. A conference meets to-day representing the Labour Party, the Trade TJnion Congress, and tho Trade Union Federation. The Cabinet meeting arranged for to-day has been postponed to Friday, and it is suggested this has beeudone to enable Cabinet to consider Labour's attitude. . ! "The "Daily News" recalls Labour's anti-conscription resolutions, andadds that the situation has changed, and trusts the Labour Conference will not be influenced by the sharp practices of compulsionists if it is found the facts justify Cabinet's decision. The "Daily Mail" hopes the Labour leaders will remember their own manifesto, published in the newspapers on October 7. The gravest responsibility attaches to anyone stirring up strife after Cabinet's decision. FEDERAL PRIME MINISTER WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO |SAY. Melbourne, December 30. The Prime Minister (Mr. AV. M. Hughes) states that he has not received any official information regarding compulsion in England, and is not inclined to make a statement until he deos, when probably he will have something to say. . BRITAIN'S POLICY WILL NOT AFFECT THE COMMONWEALTH (Rec. December 30, 11.25 p.m.) Sydney, December 30. Senator Gardiner says he cannot see any necessity for talk _of conscription in Australia. Ho believed the democracy was wise enouglT to accept voluntarily whatever calls, oven if it meant the doubling of the quotas already sent, are made upon it. Melbourne, December 30. Mr. when asked' if tTiO 'flecision of the British Government would affect the policy of the Commonwealth Government, replied: "Certainly not; why should it? We have appealed for men of fighting age. and lam confident the appeal will not fall on deaf ears."