DETAILS OF THE NEW BILL
*/ THE EXEMPTIONS. (Bee. Jan. 6, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 5. ; "The"Bill- exempts conscientious objec--pora and -workers of national importance and sole, supporters, and excludes Ireiand. . Conscripts "will have the sameprivileges as EDerbyites. Mr Asquith stated that Personally he ; was of, opinion that in view of the re- . suits ofi Lord Derby's campaign no cause : could be made out for general compul- > sion. PROTEST AGAINST EXCLUSION . .OF IRELAND. (Rec. Jan. 6, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 5. Many sectional confere/nces have been > held in the House of Commons in view of Thursday's debate. Mr Dillon attended the anti-conscription ists' meeting. Sir Edward Carson presided at the Irish Unionists' meeting" and sent a resolution to Mr Bonar Law and Mr Asquith declaring that the exclusion of Ireland, was an insult and a humiliation of a loyal and patriotic pecple'.and the abandonment^of the principle pf equality of sacrifice. . , Lord Kitchener' will make a statement on recruiting -in the House of Lfcrds " on Wednesday. ATTITUDE OF SOUTH WALES MINERS' EXECUTIVE. (Rec. Jan. 6. 8 50 a.m.V L ONDON, Jan. 5. The Executive of the South Wales Coiners will attend ■ Thursday's conference and will oppose compulsion.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 6 January 1916, Page 5
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