CANADA

Nelson Evening Mail, 21 May 1917, Page 5

CANADA

DECISION FOR CONSCRIPTION P

opposition m A<m^siKNT: , (OTTAWA. May 18i Sir Robert Borden, speaking in the House of Commons, awiaunced that.the selective draft system 'would, be adopted. Canada; would' provide from 50,000 to 100,000 men tc> reinforce'the,divisions at the front. Sir Robert Borden reported the results of the Imperial GonferenceV He «aid that as the result of the decisions of the Conference regarding India, the Government decided thas-tW regulations regarding the immigration of Indians to Canada should be placed- on the same basis as the Jndian regulations on Canadians*, He had asked- Sir .Wilfred Laurier to accompany him' to London aV Canada's second representative at the after-war Imperial Conference. SirWilfred Laurier" had pronjdsed that the Opposition would give tne sanie consideration to the Governments con--scription proposals as it,had g*ven.toother war measures. He agreed that Canada should do its utmost till victory was attained, ( UNIVERSAL DEMAND TOR COMPtJLSION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable' Association) (Rec. May 21, £.lO a.m.) - ■ OTTAWA,. May 20. Sir R. Borden's conscription announcement is no surprise to the country. The demand for some form of compulsion hasbeen voiced by all representative bodies. Sir It. Borden said it had 1 become apparent that the voluntary system had not yielded the substantial results hoped for. He recognised that the responsibility of'enforcing conscription was.seripus, but he did not shrink from it. They required to maintain the strength of Canada's fighting- units at not less than 50,000, an,d probably a hundred thousand. HOW RECRUITS~WILL BE DRAWN. {Renter's Telegr*m«.V (Rec. May 21, 10:S a.m.) -- V OTTAWA, May 20: Selection under the conscription scheme will be made by classes, understood to be as follows: —- . „_ First: Unmarneds between 18 and 25. Second: Unmarrieds between 25 and 35. Third: Marrieds between 18 and 35, without dependents. Fourth: Marieds, with dependents. Exemptions will bo made for important industries, but no class will be granted exemption. ; . Credit will be given to districts which have already made large voluntary contributions.