The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-24
NUN IT|ON SHOPS
MUSTBE MANNED
IN SEVEN DAYS
lOrd-GeOrge Delivers Warning in
House of Commons
ULTIMATUM TO LEADERS
CompuIsion viii Follow Failure to
Support Men Who Are Fighting
Britain's Battles.

London, June 24-David Lloyd
| George, the minister of munitions, has
given British labor seven days in
which to make good the promise OF
its leaders that men will rally to the
| factories in sufficient numbers to pro-
duce a maximum of munitions of war.
| This was the most striking statement
in the new minister's speech in the
| House of Commons yesterday in the
course of outlining the munitions
measure, which is designed to control
not only the output but .he men re-
sponsible for the output. The first of
the seven allotted days will begin to-
day and with it's dawn will be launch
ed a great campaign to recruit work
ers.
81 had fresh discussion with the
trades union leaders, said Mr..
Lloyd George in his speech "and
told them that if an adequate supply
of labor could not be secured compui-
sion was inevitable. The union rep
resentatives answered, give US
chance to supply the men needed In
seven days, if we cannon get them We
will admit that our case is consider
ably weakened
'sThe seven days will begin tomor-
row. continued Mr.. LloydGeorge.
"and advertisements will appear in
all the papers. The union represent
atives have engaged 1S0 town halls
as recruiting Offices and the assist
ance Of every one has been invited.
There will be no age linit to the men
enrolled: they will not wear uniforms
but will have to give their full time
to the work and .hcy Will receive /
certificate attesting that they are
working for the kiIa md country.
The munitions bill makes strikes
and lockouts illaga,; provides fer
compulsory Arbitration; limits the
profits of employers; creates volnn
tary army of workmen pledged to go
wherever they are wanted; and con-
tains other provisions, which VIII
give the minister full powers to carry
out the plans he has devised to devel-
op the productions of munitions.
Speaking of German preparations,
the minister said, Germany has been
piling up material. Until she was
ready she was friendly with every
body. During the Balkan crisis none
could have been more moderate or
unpretentous She had a benevolent
smile for France. She walked arm i'll
arm with Great Britain through the
chancellories of Europe. We really
thought an era of peace and good
will had come. At that moment She
was forging and hiding away enorm-
Gus war stores to attack her neigh
bors unawares and murder them IN
their sleep, If that trickery is to sue
ceed all the bases of International
good will crumble to dust. 1t is
essential for the peace OF the world
that it should fail. and it is up to us
to see that it does so. 1t depends
more upon Great Britain than any
one else to see that it fails.
1.-The Germans undoubtedly-we
may as we'll recognize it-anticipated
the duration of this war as no one else
had done. They realized it would be
great trench war and they had or
ganized great supply of machinery
applicable to these conditions.
Il cannot forecast Germany's next
move If she swings her forces from
the east to the west it is vital for the
lines of our troops and in order to en-
able them to maintain their positions
that every available machine should
be produced.