MR. ASQUITH SAYS NO CASE FOR GENERAL COMPULSION

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 4, 6 January 1916, Page 7

MR. ASQUITH SAYS NO CASE FOR GENERAL COMPULSION

PROVISIONS OF NEW BILL ENEMY EVACUATES CZERNOWITZ GERMANY'S CHARGE AGAINST BRITISH NAVY SIR EDWARD GREY'S EFFECTIVE REPLY To-day two important events take place in London— the debate in the House of Commons on the results of Lord Derby's scheme and the Government Bill, and the National Conference of Trades "Unions regarding compulsion. It is reported that the Prime Minister is of opinion that, as a result of Lord Derby's scheme, no case has been made out for general compulsion. The German Government has issued an important memorandum to the British Government, charging a British armed cruiser with murdering the crew of a German submarine The statement is supported by affidavits of Americans who were present \ Sir Edward Grey's reply offers to submit the case to an impartial tribunal along with the Arabic case and others in which the German sub- - marines committed breaches of the laws of humanity. Great Britain will further such an enquiry, and will abide by the findings of the court. >• Russian progress in the southern frontier continues. It Is claimed that the enemy has evacuated Czernowitz. 'Austria admits the partial evacuation of the town. .Considerable artillery fighting is reported on the Franco-Belgian front..