The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-03
CONFUSION FORESEEN.
kitchener and Other Leaders
Rinted Broadly at Conacription.

Special Correspondence 10 THE SrN.
LONDON, July ia topic which has
zen very much to the front and has
leeply exercised the mind of the country
liFing the last few weeks is compulsory
eiyce, Industrial and military.
Inionist papers on the whole have
aNored compulsion from the outset.
while the Liberal press has opposed IL
'ith equal vigor. The advocates OF
onpulslon have gained many recruits
gently, among them many Radicals
'ho have long and actively opposed the
'rlnciple. The effect of ~to-day's procla-
nation putting the munitions bill into
Ofce TO deal with the coal miners in
"lth Wales will he eagerly watched.
Inc bill exempted from its action
lose industries in which II was recog-
tzsd that there already existed an
Nsdhlzation for the settlement of dis
ues which seemed adequate for tina,
Vrpose The coal mining industry was
nv OF these, but as. in direct opposition
,ne advice OF their leaders. the South
Naes coal miners decided to stop work
provision in the bill to deal with such
! situation was put in force.
Consider COnscription.
The speeches at the Guildhall, when
ORG Kitchener made his appeal for
no.e men the other day. showed plainly
"a. compulsory military service Is
resoy seriously considered. not by men
'no mad long been theoretical support
rs OF %compulslon. but men like Walter
"ns' A. j. Balfour. Austen Chamber
an Bonar Law. and IL may be said
y. Lloyd George himself. who have
een FORCED by stress Of circumstance
Ieast to consider the possibility of its
seeSSity' Al that meeting Sir Edward
arson now speaking with all the re-
y"siollIty or a Cabinet Minister, en-
ASKING the absolute confidence which
N! member OF the Cabinet feels In
Mu hltchener. said the nation would
w MIN whatever he asked for. "If
e present system fails who doubts
say we ought to use compulsory SER
NeF he asked.
Lorh Derby. one of the most !nfuen-
az men In England. spoke Of Lord
N.chehers speech not only as an appeal
'' az a warning. That same afternoon
J. another place Walter Long. who in
,ouuced the registration bill in the
que OF Commons. said Mr.. Asquith's
marks In connection with 1t had been
nerpreted as a pledge that the Gov
."neh "ould not use compulsion. Mr..
ong contradlcted this In the most en-
'nauc manner, declaring that the Gov
."meht held Itself absolutely free TO
ANY measures il might think neces-
Lord LRnsdOwne's Hint.
LORD Lansdowne, speaking In the
hnuse OF Lords of the policy to which
"e registration bill will lead up In GER
IN eE'niualities. said:
~ Present the Government Is quite
'"So'e 70 Guarantee that II will be able
p'hs the war to a satisfactory con-
'Isoh without the Introduction of
,."pu4s.on. The inJustices and anoma-
Of, OF me present system OF recruiting
~ not be tolerated much longer"
mat '"inpulsion II applied to mill
"a, service must also be applied to
"uS'IitI seems TO be I aiken for granted.
.N.'P NE necessity for II in the indus
n ""lli seems TO be greater than II
''or purely military purposes. In one
asdge of his speech Lord Lansdowne
we have been convicted as a nation
"Nat "A foreign critic, a friendly
~ mas described as the prodigious
CURRENCY " our national organization
10, III" lesson to be learned. II Is
"s' '"'l inc country will not tolerate
',Ni .'."" of the kind of incidents %
'S' "" nave had recent experience. 7
" '".h@ | 20 too far when | say that
. u''"'hm"nt, however composed, will
.Nn''ni or retain the confidence Of the
"4"'' G".'eg 1t takes steps t. render
w." ms',rriaaes imposs bic In the flu
There has been a scat awaken
u u pub!!c opinion