The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
SPECIAL Gable Despo,cA 70 rns suS.

Special Gable DespofcA 70 THp 6uN.
LONDON. April Is ~tmidn!ght) After
another day OF great political excitement
and unrest the Government stands Arm
and the present indications arc that
there will DO 10 designations.
Nobody was surprised when
mcnt was made In the House Of Com.
mons that Premier Asquith's promised
statement on recruiting had been post
poned until tomorrow.
Negotiations and conferences have
been In progress all day. Az IA result
OF these II was stated this evening that
n compromise had been suggested by
which the Premier expects to keep The
Ministry intact.
The decision TO postpone the statement
WAS reached by the Cabinet last night.
In speaking Of the p"ostponement Mr..
Asquith said that some points were still
outstanding and that without these the
proposed statement would be incomplete
and inadequate. As q result OF the post
ponemcnt II is expected that Parliament
, will not adjourn for Easter until Thurs
day.
srlit over Com pulsion.
The underlying cause OF the Prcmiers
inability to announce the Governments
HTokE al Vtlt tItN III NV
about by tho extreme difference In views
on universal ~compulsion held By mem
bers OF the coalition Government.
II Is regarded as certain hat had the
Prem Ter made n definite announceinen
to-day OF the anti-compu's'on views oil
the majority OF the Cabinet az to tn,
Governments programme the rcs!gna'
ton OF David Lloyd George and possibl!
Of Bonar Law and other members OF thu
minority OF tho Cabinet would nave beer
! inevitable.
The Parliamentary correspondent OF
tho Daily NAL writes
The committee OF the Cabinet whtcN
vas appointed Monday evening Ia try
/, find . solution met Tuesday morning
TIE committee included Mr.. Asquith,
, Lord Kitchener. Mr.. Lloyd George and
Arthur Henderson.
"Sir william Robertson. Chief Of Stan.
aid other military leaders were con.
suited. The committee sat for several
hours and eventually put forward "A sug-
g~estion for a compromise which Is under
ST cd to be. in principle. that while gen.
.rsl ~compulsion shall not ut nee be
Introduced IL. shall be agreed by all the
Ministers that as soon as the Cabinet Is
Convinced that the measures now IN force
ana to be taken according TO the recruit
ing committees recommendations are In
sufficient To provide the men required for
IN. army there shall he no further opro-
st.on to the introduction of general com
pulsion.
Crucial Test To-day.
whether this formula will sutnce &c
hold tn. cabinet together remains to b,
sen. The crucial test will come a. the
next meeting Of the Cabinet, which IL
expected 20 al place at IL 80 O'clock
Wednesday morning.
"Po,t,icians in close touch with Mr.
Lloyd George and Mr.. Bonar Law dc
clare that their designations are muct
less likely now than they were twenty
four hours earlier. The positions Of 81
william Robertson and other member
OF the General Stan are still uncertain
1T is expected that Premier Ae1uiti
will make his promised Statement
Wednesday afternoon and that the de
bate will follow on Thursday. II th'
accepted compromise 10 AS suggestci
II is practically certain that Sir Ed
ward Carson will move his motion II
favor Of general ~compuleion. and tha
"a member OF the Government will mov'
as an amendment "A vote OF coni,denc,
in the Government.
Nevertheless the debate will still b
a critical occasion for the Ministry aut
Tue Wv WIZ !" ~ eiV' 'u'b'l hit'
In the lobby Ministeria!is,s said tina
Mr. Asauith had declared that " resig
nations took pl-'e he would contiru'
in Office with the remain Of the IL
eminent as q Liberal and Labor Min
istry, and that Il necessary he wuul,
appeal to the country.
This thr,a he has used on prcviou
occasions and T. would not now d.Scon
cert
THE more vigorous elements IN tn,
House OF Commons stated that the Ad
mi.alty had addressed "A communicated
to Mr.. Asqu'th declaring that the neces
stiles Of sh.pbuilding were so great tina
no scheme !or general C~onpulsioi