Second Edition Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 81, 2 November 1916, Page 6

Second Edition Great Britain

THE MEN PROBLEM. ; ■■ / ; "K ■■ v ll ii > .. i THREE AND A HALF MILLION lF ■• ' ''' ! AVAiLABLES. ' ■.A , ,*■ • . ■; /'.n • « ’ -v •. ■■■■•' . • .* 4 ? • ~n %• r- ■ t , 'DRASTiC EXEMPTION REFORMS. Press Association— Copyright, Australian apt! N.Z. 1 Cable Association. ' London, October 31. The Army authorities are increasingly insistent on obtaining more men for winter'-.'training, .and the renewed operations in the spring. The military demand is for young men, and does not favour raising the age. It is estimated there are three and a half million nieri under 40 not sex ving iri munition works and badged trades which are nationally essential, and are employing many thousands, Ihe exemption of scores- of thousands by the tribunals ,-has, icreatStb,; dissatisfaction, many of tribunals exempting one another’s employees, and - the Government departments setting a b;ul ■ lexample, Ministers ■ having toxempted thousands of young clerks as . r -’"“‘ The newspapers are urging drastic reforms. It is suggested . that the badged trades should be reduced, the tribunals reconstructed, all exemptions revised, and that the Army shall take - all men under 26, alternatively to raise the age to 45, employing the older men on defence against invasion, and releasing the present , home army for foreign service. ’ The Associated Chambers of ; Agriculture have adopted a Resolution to the effect that there would- be a disastrous shortage of whe%t and other essential foods if the farms were further depleted of,skilled labour. Captain Bathurst stated that if it was the Government’s policy to import food, with all the submarine risks and tremendous cost, well and good; but the Board of Agriculture ought not to exhort farmers to grow more wheat when- a, powerful Department was--doing its beM to render this im« V possible. Men-required for the array] could be found by combing out the Government departments and munition ) works. IN THE COMMONS. 1 -. T'- • London, 1 October , 31. Mr Lloyd George deprecated the multitude .of questions. Ho would gladly arrange a session, following Lord .Kitchener’s precedent. M^P^ttyman^irhmoving the Registration of Business Names Bill, saitl it was intended •to enable the public! to know ‘the’ nationality aikl business history of the firms wherewith they were deajttig. The information woul|l he war; V;/ Sir I* Ckrsoir deplored the fact ‘that • the peace-time, had never contemplated what laws would '.'be Necessary in war-time to be carried out, demanding the elimination of German influence by means of the trade which they ; had established as 'part of Germany’s general war policy. -■ The Government bad done nothing. The mischief would not have arisen but for the laxity displayed in connection with the naturalisation laws. Ho hoped the facts regarding these firms would be published broadcast. CONTROL OF WHEAT MARKET.

Tress Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.15 p.m.) , *; j London, November 1. The Wheat Commission appointed a number of firms as Government agents to sell Indian, Argentine, Pacific, American, and Canadian wheats. At present they are ‘ only allowed to sell to millers. STATEMENTS IN THE COMMONS. Association—Copyright, Australian and* N.Z. Cable Association, (Received 12.15 p.m.) ) London, November 1. Mr Asquith said that he was unable yet to announce the Government’s intentions regarding the extension of the conscription acts towards Ireland. It was nojt. in.the, public interest that any statement shbuld' be made oi the Government’s intentions regarding the disposal of enemy property; which would necessarily come .up. for consideration in the peace terras. / •SSH! "■■■ '".r 1 ??!