RECRUITING

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2618, 13 November 1915, Page 5

RECRUITING

WHAT WILL HAPPEN LATE

IF YOUNC MEN FAIL' TO ENLIST.

By l'eksrach—Press Association—Copyright

London, November 11. Lord Derby has announced that unless young mon enlist before November 30 the Government will redeem its pledge of November 2.

[In his speech in the House of Co Trillions on tho 2nd inst., tho Prime Min< ister, Mr. Asquith, dwelt on tho ques* tion of compulsion, on wliich differences of opinion had arisen in tho Cabinet. Ho admitted that voluntary recruiting as it had hitherto boon practised was haphazard, capricious, and,' to some extent, unjust, but his objection, to compulsion was based on tho ground that under existing conditions compulsion would forfeit what he regarded as of supreme capital importance—namely, the maintenance of our national unity, Ho would propose not that they should rulo out compulsion as an impossible expedient, but that compulsion ought only to be resorted to with something approaching general consent. He did not fear that thero would bo any necessity to resort to anything beyond Lord Derby's great national effort, which was being carried out with the hearty goodwill of all parties. Ho emphasised the point that married men. who enlisted would not bo called upon to serve while the younger iand unmarried men were holding back. He hoped that the services of tho unmarried men would be obtainod by voluntary effort, but, if need bo, these would be secured by? other means.] V RECRUITINC IN AUSTRALIA. GOVERNMENT SATISFIED. Melbourne, November 12. Mr. Hughes, Federal Premier, in re* X>ly to a question in the House as to whotlier he was satisfied with the reoruitiiig, said tho Government would consider the whole matter in tho light of the census. It had no intention of departing from voluntary enlistment. He believed the census figures would enable them to • give the required impetus to rcruiting. - NOVEL GAMPAICN.

FOR SECURING RECRUITS, (Rcc. November 12, 8.45 p.m.)

; . Sydney, November 12. The city gave a great welcome to tha Gilgandra route marchers. The last stage from Ashfield of the 322-mila tramp was a triumphal procession through beflagged streets lined with, residents. The travel-stained men wore laden with booty gathered in the towns en route, including " handsome cheques for the Comforts Fund. The men swung through tho dense crowds of tho city with a soldierly beating to the Domain, where Parliamentary leaders welcomed them.

Mr. Canu congratulated them on reaching the end of the first section of their march, as he understobd their destination was Berlin.' '

Starting with thirteen recruits, they reached the city 263 strong. The enthusiasm aroused by the city demonstration added considerably to tha ranks.