THE POSITION IN ENGLAND

Grey River Argus, 29 December 1915, Page 7

THE POSITION IN ENGLAND

.VARIOUS SPECULATIONS. [PEB PfiESS ASSOCIATION— COPXBIGHI] LONDOCbecember 27. - It is apparent that on the first figures supplied by Lord Derby, Mr Asquith will have to redeem his pledge that the married men shall not be called upon until the single men have gone. It is predicted that a form of compulsion, tb be ultimately adopted, will make attendance be fore recruiting tribunals compulsory. The tribunals will be empowered to listen to a man's, objection, and then say whether he should enlist. Kitchener and several members of the Cabinet remianed at their offices throughout the holidays/ The Cabinet to-day takes into consideafatiQn * Lord Derby's figures. The Daily Mail and The Times state that the anti-compulsorist minority in the Cabinet claim that they are not partners in Mr Asquith 's pledge. If Mr Asquith decides that the proportion of unmarried men is insufficient, the compulsionists will demand action in favour of an immediate general election, if this is necessary, to decide the problem. The anticoinpulsionists favour single men being given another chance and summoned before local tribunals and required to give reasons for not attesting within a fortnight.