Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-18
ASQUTTH SUCCESSFUL
IN DELAYING CRISIS
IN BRITISH CABINET
Premier Conciliates Opposition
Pending Official State
ment in Parliament
Tomorrow
THREE MAY STEP OUT

LONDON, April 1S.
A possible crisis in the Cabinet has
been delayed until at least tomorrow by
the official announcement that Premier
Asuuth will not make his expected state
ment on recruiting in Commons this after
noon.
Under present plans, the Prime Minis
ter will explain matters to Parliament to-
morrow afternoon. In the meantime, he
is using all his powers OF conciiation to
prevent the possible resignation of those
members of the Ministry who are deter
mined upon a policy of general conscrip-
tion.
Rumors were flying that Minister of
Munitions David Lloyd.George, Secretary
for the Colonies Bonar Law and Lord
Curzon are about TO resign. Nothing def
mite was known except that the Cabinet
failed yesterday afternoon to adopt Lloyd
Georges suggestion for general Conscrip-
ton at once and that the meeting ad-
iourned with the Ministry badly split and
Premier Asaulth holding the upper hand.
LIoyd.George told his colleagues that
the Allies chances of winning the war are
seriously threatened by shortage of men.
He pointed to the large reserves of Ger
mans now massed opposite the British
lines and urged the Government to sum-
mon to the colors at once all men, both
single and married, who can possibly be
spared
A special meeting of the Cabinet was
held this morning in an effort to recon-
cile the divergent elements. In anti-Min-
isterial quarters IL was reported that
Lloyd George and Lord Curzon would ac-
cept no compromise.
TO EXEMPT MARRIED MEN.
According to the best information, there
will be no resort to compulsion for married
men, and the measures adopted will be
along the lines already indicated that
there will be no general compulsion on
the lines of equal sacrifice for ALL"
The Press Association says it under
stands that while differences OF opinion
have manifested themselves among the
ministers, n serious crisis in the ministry
has thus far been avoided. Up to the
present there is no news of any reslgna-
tions from the Cabinet.
Attacks on the Government by news
papers devoted to the cause of conscrip-
tion reached the climax of vehemence
yesterday.
All the Governments alleged blunders-
at Antwerp and in the Dardanelles and
Mesopotamia--ts alleged mistakes and
delays in connection with munitions and
the air service, were reviewed and con-
trasted with the perfect organization
reigning in enemy countries.
BRITAIN LACKS RESERVES.
The Times military correspondent
printed an article with an elaborate map,
purportng to show the exact dispositions
of enormous forces of German troops
massed along the British front in Flan-
ders and France, and drawing the con-
cusion that Great Britain still Is lacking
the necessary reserves to meet n big at
tack.
These newspapers are openly advocat-
ing the overthrow of the inefficient" min
istry and exhort the members of Parlia-
ment not to lose the opportunity in the
approaching debates to compel the Gov
ernment either to conscript married men
or resign.
Premier Asquith had an audience with
King George after the war council. pre-
sumably to acquaint the King with the
nature of the decisions adopted