Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-08
LABOR MEMBERS IN HOUSE
OPPOSE MUNITIONS BILL
Objection Largely on Ground That
1t Is Move Toward Con-
scription.
MEASURE GOES TO COMMITTEE
Salary Of Lloyd George, Who Is to
Hold New Post, Not to Exceed
$4,000 Satisfactory Response
to Kitchener'S Call for Recruits.

LONDON, June despite opposition
/ by Labor members and by Sir Henry.
, Dalzfcl a radical Liberal the House of
commons to-day gave a second read
Ing to the Ministry of Munitions hill
. and then sent the bill to a committee.
Inc committee authorized the salary
I Tor the Minister of Munitions, who will
be David Lloyd George The salary ia
not TO exceed $4,000
opposition to the measure was on
the ground that IL was a move for con
scription OF British labor. The bill will
be discussed further tomorrow by the
Rouse, when Premier Asquith has
promised n detailed announcement con
corning the governments attitude on
recruiting and the munitions question
j. II. Thomas, 4 Labor leader, who
was the last to speak on the bill to-
day, said that II the munitions measure
was passed 1t was incumbent on the
government to give assurances that
any relaxation in trade shohuld only
be for duration of the war.
The government" said Thomas,
vii! not get what it wants by putting
n pistol at labor's head. Let the gov
eminent say what it wants. and the
. labor leaders and the workers will
quickly rectify any mistakes that have
been made"
All the new ministers OF the coalition
bench
the House of Commons.
Premier Asquith. a. Ronar Law and
others we're cheered by the whole house
when they arose to answer questions.
RESPONSE TO KITCHENERs
APPEAL DECLARED SATISFA Glory
Premier Asquith announced that tho
response to Field Marshal Kitchener's
appeal for 100000 recruits had been
satisfactory. Frederick c. Kellaway, n
III hnr
government has the power OF stopninp
the mischievous campaign of a eroup
or newspapers which endeavored To
prevent men from joining the army hv
refusing to publish Lord Kitchener's
appear Tor more men. and violently at
lacking It's conditions. and whether the
government was aware that these at
lacks came from the same source as
did the recent attacks on Lord Kitch
ener?"
Harold J. Tenant. Parliamentary
on ..n Of War, replied:
me act1on or these journals has
simulated response to Lord Kitchen
ers appeal 1t is believed the men re-
CURED Will be rapidly available"
MT. remnants answer was greeted
with cheers
Mr.. kellaway asked assure nee from
.he coaition government that this
malignant press will not be able to CON
tinne attacks on the leaders OF the ma
.,oh' Mr.. Tenant, however, said ne
| 'h0usht that action was not neccs sary
home Secretary Simon, moving tho
second reading of the bill with rof-
, .ence 10 war munitions, expressed 10
'et that the new department womId
concern itself with supplies hu, 49,
nsh,'ns departments would determ' i .
sheir nature and extent Tho Hor,o
secretary said the army wanted a
many shells as organized industr,. W.
capable of producing, and as oi,ickIv
as possible HN''h ~
GIVES NEW MINISTER
UNLIMITED POWER
The munitions bill evoked some o,,o-
s!tioh. w NJ. r. Pringle Liberal al :
.ancen the argument that the bill gave
'he new minister unlimited power He
virtually was dictator. Mr.. Prinrle
sa'n' and to supply munitions he could
necessary take the most radical
stems In the coal fields
| fhiip Snowden, Socialist an
nounced that If any attempt was m,de
10 thrust forced labor on the countr,.
he would oppose 1t at every stage
John Dillon Nationalist. said:
hefore you say up, dictator we are
entitled to know what his mowers arc
to be. Certain newspapers are applaud
ing the ideals of Prussianism We must
take care that the war does not result