NATIONAL SERVICE.

Evening Star, Issue 16351, 17 February 1917, Page 5

NATIONAL SERVICE.

“STAND UP TO THE COLLAR

LONDON, February 15. In the House of Commons, replying to questions from Labor members as to howmany were expected to enrol under .Mr Neville Chamberlain’s scheme before it would he considered a success, and the possibility, ,u the event of failure, of a large measure nf industrial compulsion, Mr Henderson said the speakers seemed not to realise the fact that we were at war. If compulsion were necessary in order to win, he -would take- every means to get a release from his pledge given to representatives of the great trade unions. For the present he believed there were plenty of willing volunteers for useful cervices at 25s per week. Replying to protest,; against the corn mandoering of woo! dips, Mr H. W. Foratey (Financial Secretary to the War Office) said that necessity know no law-. ‘ We are resolved to stick at nothing to win tho war,” he said. "Unless we%ie supplied with wool our Allies will have to go fhort." lie added that they required practically r.he whole of the "cross-bred won't supply in the. Empire for military purpose;.

The Central News states that the Government propose to impose further ra i|. way restrictions, so a? to facilitate increased naval and military traffic; and also to take control of the canals and ferries.