The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-20
CONSCRIPTION IS
 THE LAST RESORT
PRESENT WAR WILL DETERMINE WHETHER VOLUNTARY MIL
 TARY SERVICE IS AMPLE.
Patriotism of the Nations Is Appealed to and There is General Re- sponse but Test Win be Supreme.

London, September 19-The Par liamentary Co mittee of the Trades Union Cong1css, after two days conference today issued a manifesto to trade unionists of he country on the war The committee was especl- ally gIa.ilicd at tho manner in which the abor party in the House of Com. mons responded to She appeal made to all political parties to help in the defense of .he country.
 The manifesto proceeds, The Com. mittee is convinced that one import. ant factor in the present struggle is, that in event of he voluntary system of military service failing the demand for a national system of compulsory military service will not only be made with redoub ed vigor. but may prove te be so persistent and strong as to become Irresistible The prospect of having to face conscription, with its permanent and heavy burden upon the financial resources O. the country, and it's equally buIdensome effect uron nearly the whole of it's industries, should in itself stimulate the manhood Of the nation to come forward in it's defense. and thereby demonstrate to tlhe world that a free people can rise to the suprem heights of a grat sacri, flee without the whip of conscription.
 Another factor to be remembered is that upan the result of the struggle in which this country is now engaged rests the preservation and mainten, ance of free and mfettered democratic government, which in it's information al relationships has in the past hecu recognized and must unquestionably prove to be the best guarantee for Preservation of the peace of the world.
 FThe mere contemplation of the eseFhearing and brutal methods tc which people have to submit under a government controlled by a military autocracy living, as it were, continu- ously under the threat and shadow oi var should be sufficient to arouse the enthusiasm of the nation in resisting any attempt to impose similar condl tions upon countries at present free from military despotism
 ''Rut if men have duty to per form in the common interest of the State, equally the State owes a duty to those of its citizens who are pre- rared and readily prepared to make sacrifices in its defence and for the maintenance of its honor Citizens called upon to voluntarily leave theii employment aud their homes for the purpose of undertaking mi it1ry du ties have right to receive at the hands of the State a reasonable and assured recompense, not so much for themselves as for those wio arc de pendent upon them, and no slnS'e member of the community would do otherwise than uphold goyernmeni which in such an important and vita matter took liberal and even gcner ous view of it's responsibilities to wards those citizens who come fo~ ward to assist in the defence of tn 1T country. We respectfully commend this suggestion to the favorable con sideration of the government of the day.
 "I cng fife to the free institutions of ali democratically governed com tries"
 The committee considered the ad- visibility of ho ding the Trades Union Goneress this year. but announced that in the present condition of af- fairs t was impossible to fix date.
 Throughout England the fouh