BRITAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1916, Page 5

BRITAIN.

COMPULSION BILL (DISCUSSED IN THE HOUJSE. MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S VIEWS. London, May 4. The Service Bill renders employers liable for having eligible 3 in their employ. The police arc empowered to challenge persons in the streets to produce their exemption certificates. In the. House of Commons Mr. Holt moved the rejection of the Service Bill, on the ground of its excessively developing the military side of our efforts in the war and making unjustifiable inroads upon the individual. Our supremacy on the sea was the most vital point in the successful prosecution of the war. If the navy lost its supremacy twenty millions of men at the front would not'Tave us from disaster. Tho Allies must increasingly depend on British credit. If this was impaired the Allies' campaign would fail and Prussian militarism triumph. Mr. Lees Smith seconded the motion. Mr. Lloyd George said that, with Germany in possession of Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro, and an important part of France, and with huge forces in Poland and the Balkans, it was a fundamental axiom of military science that we could only driv e out an entrenched foe by superior numbers. It was true the Allies had Jin overwhelming superiority of men, therefore lie was confident of tile issue; but there must be superiority of equipped men. Russia's comparative failure last year was due to lack of equipment. Although there had been improvement, until Russia was able fully to equip her army, it was essential that France and Britain should put every available man in the field forthwith, and let the enemy know it.

Mr. Lloyd George said he doubted whether those asking for the rejection of the Bill realised the seriousness of their action. The military authorities said it made the difference between defeat and victory that they should secure the men immediately. He would rather ■be driven out of public life than have the responsibility of refusing. It was not true that any man would be taken if he was essential to national occupations. He had it on the best financial authority that wo could outstay for years anything Germany could do. The Government, after prolonged examination, had decided that it was absolutely essential to call up every possible man and prepare him for the field.

A VOICE FOR THE WORKER. Received May 5, 10.55 p.m. London, May 5. Mr. Lloyd George, at -the conclusion of his speed), protested against the talk about the attitude of workers, as if they were not an essential part of the nation, but only to 'be regarded as doubtful neutrals, who at any moment might be converted into formidable foes. They (the workers) knew that they would lose more by Prussian dominion than any other class, and they knew that if the Kaiser triumphed it "would foe the beginning of another war, for humanity could not endure the Prussian yoke.

.THE URGENT CALL. LABOR'S PATRIOTISM. Received May 6, 12.30 a.m. London, May G. Mr. Lloyd George said: "If we summoned men from the Empire to the colors on the same proportion as France had done, we would still have a substantial margin to make up before we made the same sacrifices as France had done." He did not want the Germans to make any mistake, but wanted them to know that in order to make the difference between victory and defetV. and between liberty and submission to the Prussian yoke, this country would summon the whole of her manhood to the colors. It was said that if the Government did that there would be trouble amongst the labor classes, but the working classes had accepted the position patriotically.

LLOYD GEORGE AT HIS BEST. MR. HENDERSON CONCLUDES THE DEBATE. Received May 6, 12.45 a.m. London, May 5. Mr. Lloyd George has been so long silent that his speech was awaited with intense interest. He -spoke for threequarters of an hour. His speech was ■full of passionate energy and conviction. He did not say a word suggesting that In; had gained a victory for the Cabinet; on the contrary, he referred to the Cabinet as a perfectly united body. His peroration denouncing those who represented the working classes as neutrals was highly effective, and was greeted by prolonged applause. Sir John Simon led,the opposition to the Bill. lie denied that it would increase the national si l ength. Mr. A. Henderson wound up the debate, and said that Lord Derby had estimated that there were 650,000 single >nen of military age, but it was now found that there were 750,000, of whom the military officials could expect to obtain 340,000. Of these 187,726 were already with the colors.

The Daily Xews points out that Mr. Lloyd George dissociated himself from the Cabinet's limitation of recruiting the unattested married men to 200,000, and declared for unlimited enlistment.

MR. ASQUITH CRITICISED. ■London, May 4. Sir Edward Carson, at a luncheon given by the Unionist War Committee, said that he was glad of the introduction of the Service Bill. 'One of the Premier's greatest defects, despite his great abilities, was that lie endeavored to apply peace methods and party polities while waging war. lie always abjectly apologised for any proposals, and was not enthusiastic about anything except liis own defence, and only applied his eloquence when the time arose to screen the negligence and ineptitude of others. The outbreak in Ireland was due to the fault of one of his own colleagues. Mr. Asquith used the troops' bravery to cover up the negligence and incompetence of his colleagues.

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