Show ASQUITH DEMANDS CONSCRIPTION IN I RECRUITING ARMY ARM BRITON OF MILITARY AGE HANG BACK More Resignations Expect Before the Compulsion Problem Is Settled CABINET IS DIVIDEr Russia's Conscript Armie Armier Make Great Progress Before LONDON LONDON Jan 5 The The bit bil providing for for compulsory tary service was introduced ii it the House of Commons toda by Premier Asquith The largest assemblage of members since the war var begat began faced the prem premier er Many members members mem memo bers bels had obtained leave to from the front so that the might night be able abl to vote on the compulsion bill The earl of Derby who conducted con con con- ducted the recruiting campaign was was va in the peers peets' gallery Under the terms of the bill all males between the ages of 18 iS and 4 41 1 who are bachelors 01 or widowers without children dependent dent lent up upon n them I are liable for foi military service is e excluded from the terms s of the measure measure LONDON Jan 4 Delayed The The figures of the carl of Derbys Derby's stock taking of the United Kingdoms Kingdom's martial l manhood man man- mod hood show that over 2 men neil of military age have haye not Jet of offered of- of ered their services In any form to the government Publication of the figures finds a the compulsion compulsion cabinet abinet crisis caused by sion ion problem by no means ended The cabinet meeting today Tuesday probablY probably ably will come to a final decision and Ireland Irelan Ire Ire- nay may result In other resignations lan land and which was not Included in th thE Derby plan also is said sald to be excluded I from the conscription measure measure- which the premier will introduce In the House of Commons tomorrow In tha House of Commons tomorrow Wednesday the compulsory military service bill will be taken up It promises promises prom prom- to bring on the sharpest parliamentary parliamentary parliamentary parlia parlia- struggle since the war began Single Men Hold Back his re recruiting re re- The earl eal of Derbys Derby's report on campaign which began October October October Octo Octo- ber 23 and ended December 11 11 explains why the cabinet found it necessary to bring forward a n measure for compulsory compulsory compulsory sory enlistment of unmarried l men More than men in En England Scotland and Wales enrolled tb tm- tm em- em selves but after those engaged Ice iu in indispensable indispensable indispensable in- in dispensable industries and me medically unfit have been winnowed out about available to bear arms re re main B But t there are unmarried men who failed fatted to come forward and the government will now attempt t t. t to redeem Premier Asquith's pledge that the married men should not be bl called caned out as long as a considerable fraction traction of unmarried men held back In his report which n is addressed sed to Earl Kitchener secretary of ot wart war the earl of Derby says Many difficulties have been met with but the chief difficulty has been boen the unreliability of starring as dt distinguishing distin Un- Un between those who ho should and those who should not be taken for the army Instead of starring being an assistance It has been a distinct hindrance hindrance hin bin drance to the canvass Investigate Star List Lid More especially Is this so in tn n th the th rural and areas owing to to- teethe the fact that It was known before registration registration I tion day what branches of tre agricultural agricultural tural industry would be starred with I Ithe the result that man many men Wul wao had no nol right to do so claimed to co e under these particular hea headings ings Tae sense sense of unfairness unfairness thus thus created and the In Inequality i- i equality of ot treatment to to farmers has been most detrimental In fri these are areas The fanner farmer himself is not a a. a starred I man but there are numerous cases of or his sons and laborers being starred as all cowmen horsemen etc though in inmany inmany inmany many Instances It is known they are not really so engaged It Is essential that the starred list should be carefully Investigated and Incases in te incases cases of the star r re removed removed re- re moved and the man made available for lor military service This applies to starred men in all nil industries The issue during the process ss of the canvass of lists of trade which were wen to be considered reserved occupations has also proven an obstacle I recognize it was essential that such lists should Continued on on page page 2 I A ASQUITH DEMANDS Continued from page 1 1 e but the fact remains that I i a t other than those mentioned in lode 10 e lists have been applying to be in- in and the men engaged in those hides adt's ades are expecting to be treated in lie ro Ie same way as the starred men and ave ac been bega n. n deterred from coming for- for ard u Make luss-Make s Make Progress men meu also who would willingly er e find themselves barred barre from dog dogs dong do- do ng g gs so BO by domestic financial and bus busi- es obligations This lies liea especially aplies aplies ap- ap to professional and commercial fen nen who find difficulties In meeting uch obligations as the payment of ot en premiums int interest rest on ans ans connected with their business nd n provision 1 for their family due to he f ct that their Income is entirely e epe dent on their individual efforts nd ceases when they join the colors and dependence allowances I eing quite inadequate to meet those This applies not only to tarried frIed men but also to single men in atly aAY cases Another Al other obstacle to recruiting has cen the unequal treatment of Indi- Indi duals Parents and relations es- es cannot understand why their ons ns DS husbands or brothers should Join other young oung men hold back and cure lucrative employment at home part from the number of men who aV ave actually enlisted and attested are many who have promised to when when so and so BO has also prom- prom ed fo to go There may of ot course ben be n number of men who make this answer answers answer answers s an excuse But that it is genuine In very large number of ot cases and is Js cc t d by bad starring there Iso iso Is Iso o reason reason to doubt ge Not La Lacking king Te canvass canvass shows very distinctly at It Js not want of courage that is if men back nor Is there the tightest lightest sign that the country as a hOlE hold Is determined to support therm the rm rime minister n his pledge made at ate atIe atre re Ie e Guildhall on November 9 9 1914 re- re the calling out of ot married en ten as It was when the pledge was lade There is an abundance of ot evl- evl cn ente euce e of determination to see the war to a successful conclusion Signed DERBY The f foregoing is dated u. 12 u.n. n n. a a. supplementary report made on 20 the earl of ot Derby says I taige I rge arge as as are the figures I am afraid rat jat on do analysis they do not prove as atI as I could have wished wing to the great rush of ot recruits it f f as impossible in many cases to have lore tore ore than the most perfunctory medial medi medi- i examination al and the number of ofen en len who iho will be rejected when the thear arious ar groups are called up and sub- sub to proper roper examination must beer beer be er erf er- er large the number of men actually both 8 starred ed and un- un tarred d being 1 The The- earl points out also that many ut be deducted as the sole support f f dependent relatives He sa says S 'S there re e single men uncounted un- un counted for arri d Men Last This is far from front being a negligible the report continues and under the circumstances I am very distinctly distinctly distinctly dis dis- dis- dis of the opinion that in order to redeem the pledge it will not be possible possible possible pos pos- sible to hold married men to their at attestation attestation attestation at- at unless and until the tho services of single men have been obtained by other means the present system having failed to bring them to the colors I 1 have been at some pains to ascertain ascertain ascertain ascer ascer- tain the feeling of the country and am convinced that not only must faith be kept with married men In accordance with tire prime ministers minister's pledge but butmore butmore butmore more than that In my roy opinion some I steps must be taken talen to replace ag ae far faras faras faras as possible the single men now starred I or engaged In reserved occupations by I older and married men men even If it these men have to a certain extent to be drawn from the ranks of ot those already serving Especially does this to o those who have Joined these occupations since the date of ot royal assent to the national registration act This ap applies applies applies ap- ap plies though naturally in a minor de degree degree de- de gree to munitions workers While England is still debating the question of compulsion the Russians Russians' I great reat conscript armies are making desperate desperate desperate des des- onslaughts upon the Austro- Austro Germans before where according ac ac- ac according according cording to Russian official reports the Russians have not only repulsed Austrian Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- trian counter attacks northeast of that city but themselves ts are steadily advancing ad ad- Veil Verl Military Plans The military plans of ot the central powers powers in the near East are still veiled in mystery but reports received from French sources are arc skeptical in regard to rumors that they are on the point of resuming the offensive in Macedonia Mace Mace- donia According to these reports the central empires have only thirteen Infantry in infantry infantry In- In fantry divisions available for tor such service service service ser ser- vice and unless Bulgaria supplies the deficiency It would be sheer madness French Trench critics bell believe ve for them to at attack attack attack at- at tack the forces of ot the entente in their positions And it is said that Bulgaria gives little indication of ot volunteering such aid ald According to unofficial reports she declines any further further further fur fur- ther assistance on the ground that she has fulfilled her bargain by conquering a portion of ot Serbia and doing her share toward opening the road to Constantinople Con- Con Su Successes esses in Kamerun In Albania there has been much ap apparent apparent apparent ap- ap parent activity with relatively small military results Perhaps the most important event in Albania is the declaration declaration declaration dec dec- of war by Essad Pasha against I Austria and Germany This irregular chieftain is erratic but an undisputed military genius with a large and loyal following and he is reported to be well supplied with guns and munitions England has continued her colonial warfare with success in Kamerun where It is officially reported that the German base has been occupied by British forces French troops also are known to be converging upon from the east and southeast so that the I fleeing Germ Germans ns soon may be dered |