Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-06
CONSUMPTION IS
DENOUNCED AS
PRUSSIANISM

Confined From Page One.1
planned that the Derby scheme did no
apply To Ireland and consequently the
conscriptiOn bill did not include Ire
/ land.
Conscription Necessary.
Considering tire cOmpulsiOn bill ir
| the light Of the general effect, MIR
| Asquith said he would have been glad
/ to do without il. He had expressed
the expectation that the bill would moi
/ be necessary but his hope had moi
/ been realized. lie considered that the
i'll was necessary and was sanguine
enough to believe that when its pro-
visions were understood 1t would have
| the good fortune to receive something
| like general assent
The premier still hoped the compul-
sion bill would become a dead letter
saying:
Let the men come in now OF theif
ties will allow them to attest under
the group system, which will be re-
opened
Kitchener Explains Ii.
The fullest and fairest trial has
/ been given the voluntary system, de-
clared Field Marshal Earl Kitchener,
secretary of state for war addressing
the house of lords today
I'VE are now asking parliament to
sanction q change said Earl Kitch-
ener, las 1t has been proved that in
the special circumstances of this un-
precedented struggle the existing sys-
Item, without modification, is not
| tpf, mn of n
Is needed to secure victory.
II do not consider the change pro-
posed should be regarded in the light
Of any derogation of the people of
voluntary service in this country" de-
clared the secretary for war. speak
ing, he said, only as a soldier with
single eye 10 the successful conduct of
the war"
"Compulsion, he added affects
during the period of the war only one
class Of men, those who have but a
poor idea of their duty as citizens.
scheme at Beginning of War.
Seventeen months ago" said Earl
Kitchener, in beginning his speech,
Il stated the broad principles Of the
military steps which | considered nee
essary TO meet the emergency of the
war. The scheme for augmenting our
forces then set on foot was based on
definite plan to secure blu success
sive increases to our military strength
an army commensurate with our
power and responsibilities, with the
proper complement of reserves and
Endorsements necessary 10 keep up
its effective strength in the field dur
ing the war.
Further we had to produce for
the army thus created, the guns, ann
munition and military material, requi
site TO maintain its fighting value
This scheme has developed under the
system OF voluntary military service
existing in the country ana this sys-
TEN has given us results far greater
than most of us would dared have pre-
dicted. In the early stages of the
war men responded to the call in al
most embarrassing thousands. and
then a few months ago we maintained
a steady flow of recruits. The cadres
Skeleton organization) of the large
amy we now possess having been
formed. il Is necessary to keep it up
to strength in the field by constant
supply of reserves, replenishng the
Wasteage of war. Recently. however.
the numbers of voluntary recruits
ceased to ensure the full provision
necessary of trained reserves.
Hoped for Enough Volunteers.
so far we have been able to pro-
vide for the large increase IN the army
and Tor it's maintenance on purely
voluntary system and | personally al
ways hoped We should be able TO
finish the war successfully without
that system which had done
SO well, which had given us such
splendid material In the field as the
soldiers now fighting in the different
theaters.
whilst there are some shirkers
there no doubt are many whose rea-
sons for not joining will be found
valid. | am very far from wishing it
though that all those to whom the
new proposals will apply can be de-
scribed ny the term have used for
some. | speak only as a soldier with
a single eve to the successful conduct
of the war. feel sure every one will
agree when | say that the fullest and
fairest trial has been given the sys-
TEN which | found in existence and of
which | felt il my duty to make the
best use. We are now asking paria..
nent to sanction a change. as it has
been proved that in the special cir
Of this utterly unprece-
1ented struggle the existing system,
modification, is not equal to
the~arm which is needed
10 secure victory"