Great Britain

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 182, 11 January 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

"Lighting for our life." LORD HALLUXE STRESSES THE BRITOXS DUTY. XEW ARTILLERY TO HATCH THE EXEMY. DEBATE IX THE HOUSE OF LORDS. Received 10, 3 p.m. ' London, January 9. The Army debate was raised in the Boose of Lords on Lord Jliddleton's questioning the Government on the condition of recruiting. Lord Lucas declined, in the public interest, to supply the figures. Lord Seltorne asked the Government to impress on the people the immense gravity and enormous difficulties of the country's task. Lord Haldane said: "We are lighting for our life, under circumstances which make it the duty of every Englishman to put all be values into the scale. There i 3 no reason to anticipate a breakdown in the system. As soon as the enemy is found to be using a new type of gun, the Government immediately produces its equivalent. Xo efforts or resources will be spared to bring the war to a successful conclusion."

Lord Curzon complained that the Home Office had countermanded the military order to remove aliens from the east coast. He was content to accept Lord Haldane's declaration regarding compulsory servi»e, uut urged the Gov-ir-ment to take the preliminary measures to prevent chaos if compulsory service were required.

"BACKS TO THE WALL!" 00-ui. Li.-- w ENLISTMENT UNAVOIDABLE. ' ALLIES WILL BE ULTIMATELY VICTORIOUS. STRONG OPINIONS OF LORD iiOSEBERY. Received 11, 12.5 a.m. London, January 10. Lord Roaebery, speaking at Dalkeith, said: 'Great Britain and atrmany are fighting with their backs to the wall. Unless sufficient recruits arc forthconfing under the voluntary system, some form , of compulsory enlistment will Ik: un-' avoidable." j he said, would not be unwelcome j to the great mass of his countrymen, who would willingly accept the Imperial' mandate, but who thought it unfair that I they should be singled out for active service while others remained at home. I| the rule were applied to all equally,! there would be less reluctance But it I must be remembered that the position of £hose enlisting voluntarily before any compulsion was used would li widely different from those enlisting thereunder, Every able-bodied man would do well to realise the fact while there was ■yell to realise that fact while there was war: "I served as a volunteer, not as a conscript." ■'Victory such as we desire is only achievable by pushing millions against tile millions of -> anJ C-irmans. The very thought of brother-! or friends, •vaist-deep in frozen water, fighting for the Empire's existent, oiit'ht t» be sufficient to call everyone to pj. There is pot the "lightest doubt lluifc f 'e Allies will ultimately bo victorious."

| HOW TO STIMULATE INTEREST. I Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 10, 5.45 p.m. London, January 0. The Times, in a leader, says: "Tlie nation will only rise to the full height I of the emergency when they are toM the dimensions of the problem, and evenman deeply impressed with the possible need of individual sacrifice. This will never be attained by the vague statements that recruiting is going on very well, or the excuse that it is a military matter which cannot be dn. \ cussed."' [ Lord Selbourne in the House >.f j Lords, said that the more the Govern, ment took the people into their confidence the more resolute would they be. All they wanted was the whole trutli. | however unpleasant.

THE CASEMENT AFFAIR. MKVTIOXED IX THE HuISE OF LORDS. Received 10, 3 p.m. London. January 9. Lord Crewe, replying to Lord Curzon, said severe penalties ought to be inflicted upon Sir koger Casement if the facts were as alleged. Lord Crewo pointed out that any system of recruiting which caused the cessation of industry might prove more disastrous to the success British arms thi>. failure to put so many men in the field.

AID FOR BELGIUM. Received 10, 3 p.m. London, January !). The Amalgamated Engineers' Association voted a sixpenny levy for the Belgian trade unions.