CALL TO THE COLOURS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 5 January 1916, Page 5

CALL TO THE COLOURS

BRITAIN'S RESPONSE RESULTS OP LORD DERBY'S ' SCHEME. ' (Rec. Jan. 5. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, .Jan. 4. - Lord Derby's figures, to be published on. Tuesday, -will disclose that .the unat- : tested number about 651,000, . whereof lib less than -ar3 actually avail- " able. WHIT THE CANVASS SHOWS DETERMINATION TO WIN THE WAR COMMENTS BY LORD DERBY. ~ (Rec. Jan. 5, 9.40 a.m. ) LONDON, Jan. 4. Lord- Derby's report .states.,.; that 1,150,000 . -unmarried men and 1,679,263 married-men had enlisted, attested, or •been rejected, out of: unmsi'xied and. 2,832,210 married men available. " There were 651,000 "imstarred unmarried .men unaccounted • far. The l report further • states that many • difficulties had arisen from starring, ■which, vhad ibeeit a distinct hindrance in-: stead of an assistance, .especially in rural areas, "where many claimed to.be starred -who had no claim to starring. These . claims were unreliable, and must be carefully investigated. All.. industries -would also .-be investigated, to prevent sivailables escaping. ' ■ . married meui would have enlisted, but- were barred by domestic, financial, or: business obligations, especially professional and commercial men; who •were dbliged f <to meet; r€-'ht*, insurances,, and loan interest. Many (unmarried men were in- the. same position. ■ • _ . * Another deterrent was the unfairness of enlisting- while others secured lucrative employment. A very large number were willing .to enlisfc if" 'fso-and-so" enlisted. . v Tho ; canvass, .distinctly shows that it is iiot wzmt of courage that is keeping men back. Thej® is "abnndant evidence of a determination: to see the ; war through to a successful conclusion. . ■ Commenting on the. 651,160 unstarred and unattested .unmarried men.; Lord - Derby; savs : "This is far from av. negliiriblft; quantiiy, and I am distinctly , of opinion , that in order to redeem Mr Ascruitlx's pledge it is impossible to hold married men to tlieir ithe service of unmarried men is obtained by other means, the present system liavinff failed to Obring them to ■■fch© The starred unmarried men should be replaced by older and -married men -.vhereiipossible. The list of ■ reserved occupations was growing overlarce. . "Lord 'Derby adds that 1,070,478 attested 'during the last four days under the scheme. NATIONAL SERVICE D>R. CLIFFORD CONCERNED. Jan.' 4. . 'Xhr. Clifford, preachingrcijutW'estbouma Park, said we must guard our _ democratic. liberties against attacks of absolutism. If we adopted.- conscription we could be Prussianised by our own- ; -want of insight and faith inn-freedom-GERMAN, OPINION. SPLIT IN THE BRITISH EMP-IRE. LONDON, Jan. 2. The "Kolnische : Zeitung'-': ; (Cologne) says: "Compulsion threatens to split.the. Uritish Empire with: "domestic jstrife." The ''Frankfurter Zeitung'■ says: -•"The British acknowledges that- salvation, lies only by the chtroduDtion of the militarism'which they are trying to crush in Germanv." •••••• ATTITUDE oOftSH MINERS • OPPOSITION'TO CONSCRIPTION". .. ■■■<■ (Rec.. Jjui. 5. , BAS a.nj.) LONDON, Jan. 4. Mr Winston, President of the South "Wales miners, said that the executive was against .conscription, and added that if the politicians were not careful,- they . -would South Wales coalfields. The Rbondda Valley miners confirmed " the Executive's decision.

SIR JOHN SIMON RESIGNS. (Rec. Jan. 5. 1 p.m.) LONDON., Jan. 4. It. is announced that- Sir John Simon has .resigned. (Sir John Simon has had a brilliant career at .the Bar, in Parliament, and in Office. The son of a Congregational minister at Bath, he was educated atFettes College, Edinburgh, and, at- Wadham College, Oxford. Success 'followed him professionally, for when barely 30 he was -chosen by the Unionist ; G-overn - jiient as one of the counsel on the British side in the Alaska Boundary Arbitration. At- the Liberal flood-tide ot' ISO 6 Sir John ca/ptured by a large -majority the seat at Walthamstow, which he still retains. It happens to few men to enter Parliament at ithree-and-thirt-y, to become Solicitor-General four years later, Attorney-General while only 40. and Home Secretary at 41.) SIR JOHN SIMON'S SUCCESSOR. (Rec. Jan. 5. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 4. The "Daily Chronicle 7 ' says that either Mi* Harcourt />r Sir 11. S. Samuel "will replace Sir John/ Simon.