Show ENGLAND WITHOUT MOOT AN ARMY Compulsory Service Servie e at Hone Boie Advocated Advocated Advocated by Earl of March in inthe inthe inthe the Rouse House of Lords London May 14 HIn lu the house of lords today the earl of or Wemyss and March conservative called attention to the question of the home defense He asserted that the country was practically practically without an n army and that there th re were not sixty guns suns in the th country The question he said would be solved if the government had the courage to adopt the system of pt com corn compulsory service at home and voluntary service abroad The earl of ot Portsmouth parliamentary tary secretary S for the war office reply replyIng replyIng replyIng Ing said the government nt had a mob scheme seh me under bleh it was hoped it t could mobilize it its forces for tor defense ap a quickly Qui klY as any an continental power Further r schemes shee s hem i had been pre prepared pr pared d for the th defense deen of British ports which the speaker confidently antici anticipate anticipate pate pater bo be placed in a L position to resist any attack In these schemes the admiralty the earl of ot Portsmouth said fully concurred He i reaffirmed the principle that the coUn coUntry 1 try must look to the navy and not to the army for its defense against in invasion invasion invasion |