The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-24
Unless Adequate Supply Is Forthcoming Compulsion Is Inevitable, Says David l. Lloyd-George
UNION LEADERS ARE RECRUITING MEN TO
 INCREASE OUTPUT
Crisis Reached in Britain's Labor Troubles and New Minister Decides Upon Emphatic Attitude

| London. June 23.-ts,ta n. mD-DayiI LIody-Georgc, minister or munitions, h"s given British labor seven days in which to make good the promise or It's leaders that the men will rally to the factories In sufficient numbers to p,s,- dncc maximum supply of munitions of war.
 This was the most striking statement in the new minister's speech in the Houss of Commons today. in which he outlined the measure designed To control not only the munitions output but the men re- sponsible for production
 The first of the seven allotted days wilt begin tomorrow, and with it's dawning will be launched great campaign to revive the workers
 "I had fresh discussion with the trades. union leaders, said Lloyd-George and told them if an adequate supply of labor could not be secured eompulslon was inevitable. The union representatives an- swered Give us chance to supply the men needed in seven days: fl We cannot get them we will admit that our case Is considerably weakened
 Begins Today
 The seven days will begin tomorrow" continued oyd-George and advertise. ments will appear in all the pannrs The union representatives have engaged 1s0 town halls as recruiting offices, and tho assistance of everyone has heen invited i
 There will be no age limit to tue men ! but will have to give their full time Co tho work and they win receive certificate attesting that they are working for kns and country.
 The munitions 'bill makes strikes and loclSouts Illegal; provides for compulsory arbitration, limits the profits of employees, creates voluntary army Of worlSmen pledged to go wherever they are wanted. and contains other provisions, which will give the minister full powers to carry out the plans he has devised to develop pros duction of munitions.
 1 After emphasizing the absolute neces- sity of supplies for guns and ammunito,i. which he described SIS the great essential of victory. the minister announced that 1 he had sent David Alfred Thomas. man. l aging director of great colliery companies l in south Wales and known as sthe Brit | l tions department In the United States and Canada Respecting this appointment the minister said:
 Thomas to Aid
 'In consequence of the great importance of the American and Canadian markets and the numerous offers to provide mun- | tlons. it Is very desirable that We have i some over there Accordingly, we have i sent a very able business man, Mir D. A. Thomas. who will be given the fullest re- l responsibilities for the discharge of his important duties. There is not the slight est idea of supersedins our existing agen- l cies They have worked admirably and ! have saved us many millions. Mr Thomas will cooperate with the Messrs. Morgan with view to expedting supplies"
 Speaking of German preparation, ths minister saih
 "Germany has been piling up material. tfntil she was ready she was friendly with l everybody During the Balkan crisis none could have been more modest or un- pretentious. She had q benevolent smile i for France She walked arm in arm with 1 Great Britain through the chancSlories of Europe. We really thought an era of l peace and good will had come. At that moment she was forging and hiding away enormous stores to attack her neighbors unaNares and murder them in their sleep. l "If that trlckery Is to succeed all the bases of international good will crunble l to dust It is essential for the peace of 1 the world that it should fail and 1t is | up to us to see that 1t does so. It de- l bends more on Great Britain than on any one else to see that it fails.