Show GERMANS MAY BE FORCED TO VO VOTE By Associated Press NEW YORK March 18 The The sIan minister of the tho interior nr lr Dr 0 Drews stated stated before the franchie franchi e committee of the Prussian house of r deputies that the German government was considering the question of makIng making making mak- mak mak mak- ing the exercise of the franchise oV oh- b. b according to German nos noys- noys papers received here The Cologne Gazette stated that during tho the election election elec alec tion for the reichstag In 1912 15 16 p per percent percent r cent of the voters refrained d from voting The newspaper add added d that the principle of obligatory exercise exercise exer czar cise of the tho franchise Introduced od In n 1894 in Belgium had proved a suj sup sup- I cess i |