New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-05
"All Men and Women
Must Be Used," ROB
ertSOn Warns.
MAN POWER BOARD
CUTS EXEMPTIONS
Only Physical Disability
Excuse for Not Fight
ing Germans.

London, Oct. 4.-Britain needs more
men.
"We are not justified in expecting
TO win the war unless the service OF
every man and woman in the country
is utilized to the fullest extent said
Sir William Robertson, chief of the
Imperial Staff, in q speech to-day at
Dalderby, Lincolnshire.
1--WE must be under no delusion,
said Robertson, "as 10 the end or prob
able duration Of this great struggle.
We must be prepared to continue for
time which cannot at present be estl-
mated.
an fact, we must prepare for the
worst, while we hope for the best. We
have adopted in theory the principle
of rational service. We must see that
we put It into practice, because we
want more men, and we want them
now, and eventually We shall want all
who can be spared"
The Man Power Distribution Board,
appointed recently to comb the coun-
try for slackers, reported to-day that
Britain was in urgent need Of men for
her armies and her munitions fac
tories.
Irish Conscription Soon To BE Up.
These statements have given new
strength to the agitation for applying
conscription to Ireland. When Parlia-
ment assemblies next week. the gov
ernment will be confronted with the
problem which looms larger than ever.
The Man Power Distribution Board
in its report directed that no eXemp-
ton be granted certain classes hereto
fore exempt and that there be more
general dilution of skilled labor IN
munition factories with women and
other workers heretofore unframed. IL
suggested conferences of employers ana
EMPLOYEES with view to freeing skilled
labor now engaged in private WORK 1or
employment in munitions plants.
ut is essential" the report says,
that a large part of the labor now
engaged in private work snail De
diverted 10 government orders or re-
leased for the army
The board also has under considera-
.ion the extended use of women and
NJ mon over the military age, and also
the release of men of military age now
emnloved in government Offices. This
is the only means, the board says,
whereby extension of the age for COM
The Times" and other newspapers
RECENTLY have been conducting a strong
campaign, urging that the Irish be
drafted. Sir Edward Carson has joined
the agitation. .u
Sir Edward asserts that the situation
is such that without conscription IN
Ireland it will be impossible even to
maintain the Irish regiments at the
front in their proper strength. he con-
tends that Ireland could provide an
other 100000 men Of military age, ana
asks what the colonies, which have
made such sacrifices for the empire,
will think of the Sinking of Ireland.
Conscriptionists in Strong Position.
While most of the responsible poll
ticians are agreed that 1t would be IN
expedient to attempt to apply compul-
sion to Ireland while Home Rule IS
withheld from it, undoubtedly IN the
present phase of the European war
those who are demanding conscription
hold strong hand, and the govern
ment may find it difficult to resist their
demand. g.. r.,
The Nstionalists, in reply 10 Sir Ed
ward Carson. point out that the colo,
,,ios already have self and
hence there is no analogy with the po-
sition of ireland. They assert that
Ireland will be found TO be united
nation in resistance TO compulslon.
The Liberal newspapers consider the
agitation another attempt TO unseat
Premier Asquith, and contend that
while conscription in Ireland would
provide a few men it would provoke
another first class Irish crisis and
throw ireland into the hands OF the
CHM EeipaYs