BILL WELCOMED IN FRANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1916, Page 5

BILL WELCOMED IN FRANCE.

■MR. LLOYD GEORGE PRAISED. NO TIME FOR WAIT-AND-SEE (POLICY. Received May 5, 10.35 p.m. London. May 5. Paris newspapers welcome the Military Service Bill, Le Journal attributes the reform to Mr. Lloyd George'a energy and strength, and to his personality, which is daily growing clearer. The paper pays tribute to Mr. Asquith's cleverness in avoiding a defeat.

M. Clemenceau, writing in l.'llomme Enehaine, says that Mr. Asquith's words, showing the efforts thrft the British Empire has made, will increase France's assurance and confidence in the final success.

Les Dehats, in a frank leading article, concluded: "The Allies have not a dav to lose if they wish for decisive successes in 11)11!. There is no longer any time for a wait-and-see policy, and active operations are essentia!. We are confident that we will carry out the transigeant." 'Under the heading of "True Friends," the paper says: "Frenchmen who were sceptical as to the extent of Britain's effort may recall what their position would have been if Britain had maintained a correct neutrality."

BILL PASSES SECOND READING. BY HUGE MAJORITY' Received May 5, 5.5 p.m. London, May 4. The Service Bill was read a second time by 328 votes to 30. SOME COMMONSENSE ARGUMENT. Received May 5, 5.5 p.m. London, May 4. Mr. Lloyd George aaid that the country a whole favored the measure, which was not contrary to Liberal principles. No nation that had been faced with great military peril had ever saved itself without some sort of compulsion, and this was truer of democracies than autocracies. Britain was not so paralytic that she could not demand the services of her citizens. France, Italy, and Serbia were defending themselves by. compulsion, and if anyone said that conscription was against the principles of true democracy they were talking in defiance of the teaching of history and commonsense

BETTER THAN MEN. GIRL MUNITION WORKERS. Received May 5, 8.40 p.m. London, May 5. Sir W. Beardmore, president of the Iron and Steel Institute, declares that the girl munition workers' output of shell bodies and boring shells is Rouble; that of skilled workmen, and their excellence in finishing shell bases is even greater.

AT THE WAR OFFICE. NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED. Received May 5, 8.50 p.m. London, May 4. Colonel Richardson has been gazetted as New Zealand's representative at the War Office. BELGIAN RELIEF. NOBLE WORK OF AMERICA AND SPAIN. 'Received May S, 8.13 p.m. London, May 4. Mr. Asquith, speaking at the annual meeting of the Belgian Relief Committee, at the Mansion House, said that the intervention of America and Spain had saved the Belgians from starvation, and it was one of the finest achievements of humanity. He hoped that soon the Allies would relieve the Belgian people from their present tyranny. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, speaking on tiie subject of Belgian relief, snid lie felt sure .New Zealand would do her part, not only with respect to the relief of Belgium, but also in winning the war.

MR. HUGHES WILL GO TO PARIS. Received May 5, 5.5 p.m. London, May 4. Mr. Hughes will attend the Paris Conference, despite its unexpected postponement. A HINT FOR ECONOMY. London, May 4. The War Saving Committee points out that it is equally#ieeessar,v to economise in home-made goods and products as in the imports. CANADIAN LUMBERMEN. London, May 4. Fifteen hundred Canadian lumbermen have been brought over to cut sleepers and pit props, and so .make Britain less dependent on foreign -.ipplies.