Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 15, 20 April 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

THE POLITICAL GRSSIS.

| MR LLOYD GEORGE ABSENT. jljNJTftl I i i London, April IS. I There was a large attendance at ' Westminster in anticipation of Mr As- : quith’s statement. Mr Lloyd George j was a notable absentee, i The Finance Bill was passed.

| LABOR ANTAGONISTIC.

London, April 19

The Parliamentary Labor Party met this evening, and, after prolonged discussion, resolved to vote against the extension of compulsion, thus threatening the resignation of three Labor Ministers.

It is understood that Air Lloyd George will propose that the Compulsion Bill shall contain a proviso that the powers shall only be exercised if the yield of nnattested married men under the new voluntary recruiting plan falls below fifty thousand monthly. The Laly)rites ;,ref,jus<y to accept this.

COMPROMISE ARRIVED AT.

April 19

The lobbies at St. Stephens were excited throughout rthe^-afternoon and evening. The attitude of Mr Bonar Law and Unionist Cabinet members was largely influenced by a meeting of the Unionist, War Committee, at which Sir Edward Carson and 125 members were present. The speeches showed that the majority of the Unionists are determined to insist on a final solution of the recruiting question, though Lord Hugh Cecil struck a note of extreme caution.

I, Latef in “the evening the situation \tas somewhat .easier, owing to the efforts of the Cabinet committee that Jtad been formed in the morning, conit! ! ' i George, and Henderson, to try and I find a sjohfjtipry, ;~s a Uro^l I . - sit J ~T! M fil.K ) “ London, April 19. | Mr Churchill, who returned from | France, visited Mr Lloyd George, | using the side door to avoid the publicity pUt Entering from Downing (“ftreetr had a conference with Sir E. Carson, with whom he was seated on the. Hroil't -Gppdsition benches when Mr. Asquith explained that there were still points outstanding, without wlflblr the recruiting stat'd-' i limit was incomplete and inadequate. [ ■ Mr Asquith agreed to Sir E. Carlson's suggestion that M the,, ,CaWiys J | should make a statement on Wediies- " day, the discussion thereon to place on Thursday. /1. ( | C v f QUESTION OF BELGIAN RELIEF. REPORT ON THE COMMISSION. (Received 9.50 a.m.) London, April 19. Mr Pratten has forwarded the Premier of New South Wales (Mr Holman) an exhaustive report on the operations of the Neutral Commission which is administering relief in Belgium. It iunderstood tbpt the, report deyotes- spe-, cial attention to Australia. From the aspect of the question t ic is believed that no further exists fof* urgent) assistance.