New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-31
National Conference Will
Frame Stand for Trades
Unions.
FANCIED TERRORS
SLOWLY VANISH
No Split In Cabinet, the Feeling
After Asquith Sees
the King.

London, Dec s0.-Coincident with an
announcement tonight that Premier
Asouith would introduce in the House
Of Commons next Wednesday a bill
dealing with eonscription came a call
BY the Labor party for a general trades
union congress on January 6 to con-
,Idsr the governments proposal to
press single men into the army.
The calling of the congress is the re-
sult Of a protrseted conference Of the
Parliamentary committee Of the Trades
Union Congress, the executive commit
tee Of the Labor party and the man
.ssment committee of the General
federation Of Trades Unions, held to-
day under the presidency Of Arthur
Henderson. president Of the Board Of
Education. The congress will meet in
London and representatives are invited
from all societies affiliated with the
labo. movement.
National Conference Must Decide.
An official report Of the conference
says:
"Ths national situation arising out
Of the governments proposal with re-
gard to the compulsory enlistment OF
single men was very fully discussed.
II was agreed that the importance of
the issue involved is so serious that
any decision on behalf of the trades
union and labor movement could only
BE- reached by a national conference
Of representatives of the entire move
ment"
This recommendation subsequently
was discussed with the Parliamentary
Labor party and received its full con-
currence. One reason for the recon-
mendation, the official report on the
conference says, was "the very pro-
nounced views expressed by resolu-
ton at the Trades Union Congress last
September" That resolution strongly
opposed conscription in any form.
There are indications that Premier
Asouith will find many supporters OF
his eompulsion scheme among the
DAYS labor conference says:
"The details of Lord Derby's re-
Cruiting report were submitted at the
meeting. together with a general out
line Of the Cabinets proposals for a
bill 70 meet the situation. The num-
Der Of men Of military age who remain
unattested took the conference by sur
prise. and they were no less surprised
by DR. Hendersons description Of the
methods by which the government pro-
poses TO apply compulsion TO these.
$50 frank was the information vouch-
ssfrd BE- Mr.. Henderson that practical
unanimity was shown by those present
at the conference
Closer inspection Of the plan for
compulsory military service apparently
dissipated many Of its imagined ter
rors. The general belief is that while
there always will be a certain number
Of persons whom no argument Will WIN
over, the government will have the
situation well In hand by the time the
projected measure is presented TO Par
lament
An audience which Premier Asquith
had with the King yesterday gave rise
20 reports Of actual Cabinet reslgna-
tons. IL Is stated. however. on the
best Of authority, that this was not
the case and that Premier Asquith
saw the King with reference to the
general situation az : the New Years
honors.
Derby Scheme To BE Made Law.
The Draft Committee Of the Cabi-
net, which is said TO include Sir John
Simon, and which is engaged in pre-
pairing the proposed bill. is reported 10
have rejected two or three drafts al
ready, but now has virtually settled
on making the Derby scheme statutory
and only for the duration Of the war.