MEN FOR THE FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2734, 31 March 1916, Page 5

MEN FOR THE FRONT

UNIONIST WAR COMMITTEE'S CAMPAIGN DEMAND UPON THE GOVERNMENT By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London, March 29. 'A Unionist War Committee, numbering 150 members of the House of Commons, with Sir Edward Carson as chairman, demands that the Government obtain men for military service on a system enforcing equal sacrifices from all of military age. It urges the Government _to _ relievo married recruits from their civil obligations."',' If the Government's answer is unsatisfactory, Sir. Edward Carson,will move in the House of Commons on the subject. STATEMENTS THE HOUSE ■.. 'AND SOME DISCUSSION. (Rec. March '30, 8.55 p^mj ' London, March 29.

Speaking in the, House of Commons, Mr. TV. H. Long (President of the Local Government Board), in response to the public's demand for a full statement re. garding the recruiting situation, explainedthe Government's drastic steps, which included the cancellation' of tha exemptions for single men Fourteen hundred women, he ' added, were already engaged in agriculture, and 275,000 in other occupations. Members cheered the announcement that ■ the Government • was allotting moneys to the Pensions Committee, who would make grants to necessitous mar* ricd men to enable them to meet theii liabilities. It was intended to legislate empowering married men to break contracts in respect of leases. Some members subsequently doubted that there were adequate proposals. Sir Edward Carson advocated the I compulsion of every able-bodied married and single man. Mr. iG. J. TVardle (Labour) declared that general compulsion would raise' a storm and destroy the unity of the nation. I FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR SOLDIERS I London, March 29. The Government has decided to make retrospective provision to relievo soldiers of rent, rates, insurance, and other contracts in war time to which State contributions are- substantial. RECRUITING IN SOUTH AFRICA'. Pretoria, March 29. The official explanation for the.cessation of recruiting for overseas infantry Is in order to 6oncentrate troops on East Africa. , The further explanation states that thirty thousand men were raised for overseas duty and duty in East Africa, but 90 per cent, of the recruits" are" offering for service overseas. Thus the. overseas reinforcements are more than 'twice the requirements, whereas the reinforcements for East Africa aro short." I