The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
ASQU7TH MAY
AVERT BREACH CABINET
Plan Is to Withhold General Compulsion Until Those
Conducting War Are Certain It Is Imperative
Decision Is Expected To-day.

should be allowed to take more men from
| the shipyards. II Ia sign. ficant hat y
number of Members Of Parliament have
sent urgent instructions to their political
agents to prepare at once for y general
election.
"1f the Cabinet fails on Wednesday
TO reach a conclusion. II Is probable that
there will be u further postponcncnt Of
Premier Asquith's statement and that
the House will adjourn until April 20.
winston Spencer Churchill reappeared
In London yesterday Tuesday, and
called on the Premier In the morning.
After the House rose. Mr.. Churchill met
the prominent members Of the Liberal
war committee and later had a on
sultsiion with Sir Edward Carson"
LabOritcs Refuse Compromise.
Tho Parliamentary correspondent Of
the Dolly Neios concurs In the main with
tho Daily Mali correspondent in his esti-
mate OF the Cabinet situation. but the
others are less hopeful.
The correspondents Of tho Morning
Post. Daily Chronicle and Daily Express
emphasize the Importance Of Labor oppo-
sition and state that "A Labor meeting
passed n resolution TO tho effect that the
party would have nothing to do with N
scheme OF general compulsion. This
"N"iS ilih ~ lc ldbtIist uc'tucc VII Su'i
II course Arthur Henderson. william
Brace and q. II. Roberts would resign.
Then. according to the Morning Post,
II would become a question for Premier
Asquith To decide whether to wreck the
Ministry for the sake OF tho l.ahorites
or continues at the head Of the rnionist-
Liberal coalition to carry out some modI-
lied scheme Of compulsion in spite OF
tho I.aborites.
The correspondent OF the Daily Chron-
scio writes
The crisis assumed even n gravel
character on Tuesday. and last night
there were only faint hopes Of an ac-
~commodation being arranged. II Is no
exaxgeration to say that the lifo Of the
coalition Ia hanging by n thread which
may be snapped to-day "wednesday.
1T is certain that unless the Cabinet
decides to-day upon tome step in tho
direction OF o pulsion Mr.. Lloyd
George, Mr.. Bonar Law and all the
Unionist members Of the Cabinet will
resign"
Lloyd George storm Centre.
I graph says;
Everything is uncertain anything
may happen. Mr.. Lloyd George is tho
storm centre. lie Is asitat.ng with all
earnestness for general compulslon. The
agreement OF the Cabinet might not he
difficult but Tor his persistence"
According TO Some reports Il was Mr.
Lloyd George and not Premier ASauith
whom Winston Spencer Churchill visited,
though more s1gnihca,l.e is attached 70
Mr.. Chtrchill's conference with Sir Ed
ward Carson Ed. .ori,Hy the anti-Gov.
crnrnent papers generally insist upon the
necessity OF scmpulsion. Tho Morning
Post. for instance. declares hat the
Cabinet IS faced with the choice be-
tween drifting to an inconcIusivc peace
and str.hing for a decisive victory"
The pro-Government papers. on the
other hand. appeal to the Governmcn. 10
stand Arm. basiug It's action on It's
knowledge of tho whole situation.
The Daily .Ners declares that the
country is in danger of drifting toward
a Government Of emotional and unba.
anced extremists who think IN terms of
dictatorship and dream OF a nation dra-
goored n militartzed"
The MARQUIS OF Crewe made The an.
rouncemcnt OF the postporemert OF the
Governments statement In tho House O.
Lords and Lord Miner adjourned his
motion Tor conscr!pt.on 10 await tbs
Governments action.
Lord Salisbury in a snecch said tha'
the Government was losing the con.
fdence OF the country by lis Indefinite
policy.
Andrew Borar Law. the rn.onis,
leader m the Government, Is In "A very
difficult position in the present situation
He has always been = supporter OF
universal service. bu just now regards
~. continuance Of the coalition as OF
vital Importance and has consistent,
supported Mr.. Asquith. should a MA,
j9ri'y OF the unionists in the House OF
Commons. however, insist upon an eN,
tension Of CONSUMPTION Mr.. Bonar Law
as the leader OF the party. is expected to
, resign.