Logan Republican | 1915-01-05 | Page 5 | Conscription is the next Measure

CONSCRIPTION IS THE NEXT MEASURE -. British Official Intimates Young Men Will. Be Drafted For Army . , and Navy London, Jan. 3. A hint that tho British government contemplated the Introduction ' of conscription for increasing in-creasing tho army and navy was dropped by Thomas J. MacNamara, parliamentary secretary to tho admiralty, ad-miralty, whllo speaking at tho Brown Ing settlement this afternoon. Referring to tho fact that thsro wcro towy thousands of yonng men In tho United Kingdom, without do pendents, who had not answered tho call to tho colors, Mr. McNamara said: "If tJ oy think thoy ,aro going to enjoy n life ot freedom 'at tho other-fellows' other-fellows' expense they Won't enjoy It much longer " Thet recruiting boom which commenced com-menced after the holidays continues. As, tho rpsult of six open air moot-'??5 moot-'??5 aUCnrdlff, addressed by wound-ver wound-ver soldiers thero was an extraordinary extraordin-ary rush to tho recruiting offices last evening, and tho recruiting odlcors wore kept busy until an early hour this morning. At ono mooting alono 5000 jperi' bared their heads when the national anthems o the nlllcs wcro played.