Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3, 2 September 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

BRITAIN’S BURDEN.

VISCOUNT MILNER ON CONSCRIPTION. NEED OF NATIONAL ORGANISATION. United Press Association. • (Received 8.15 a.ui.) Loudon. September 1. Viscount 31 Uner. writing in tlio Kmpire Review, says that it tlie Government, and especially Lord Kitchener. declared that compulsory service during the period of the V\ ar was necessary in order to win it, a 1 m opposition would lie easily swept away in the present great struggle. It is increasingly evident that Britain has henceforward to bear the heaviest burden. Russia’s power for the timebeing is broken, trance throughout has strained every nerve. We alone have large unused reserves of men. and the only question is, Shall we employ the power of the State to call them up? - It seCmC tof a ' practical mind, unclouded by old controversies and party cries,/that' there i s but one answer and that is that the law is not needed to compel men to' ; serve because they are unwilling, but lor the purpose ‘of providing an adequate national organisation. . . .

COAL STRIKE SETTLEMENT ACCEPTED.

(Received 8.50 a.in.) London. September 1. The Cardiff Conference has accepted the- terms of settlement. Forty-two thousand were idle on the pretext that the agreement was unsigned.

IN STRESSFUL TIMES.

.Fti « ( l : CRITICISM ,OF. ,WA|R, OFFICE. i ~{\ }'l T -T-t- .1 *'■ (Ileiffiyed jß,s|. a.m.) j London, September 1. The Times!.' military correspondent questions whether there are sufficient trained minds at the War Office competent to give/}, tile} adyf ics <Ol (strategical mat|<jrp.l «If. so.’jk)? f asltst [were their views always made known. Kitchener’s time is too fully occupied with details of administration to concentrate his mind exclusively on General Staff problems. He ought to be helped by ! the bKst General Staff 1 ; officers, • but, 'bitkeh as ! a whole, they are still at the Trrtnt. their views are presented to the W ar Council oast errors art certain ’to be re■,‘.ii.d'!/ ■; m;ti i:i a •/*' (• pea :| " T TT~TTT~ TT7TT l