The sun., 1916-01-06
CONSUMPTION VAIN,
GERMANS DECLARE
Say Men Britain Can Raise
Won't Be Enough to Settle
Growing Problems.
CALL BILL SOP TO ALLIES
Special Cable Despatch TO THn suS

Special Cable Despatch TO Tsn Son
LONDON. Jan. 5.-The German semi
official prees devotes much space to the
question Of compulsory military service
In Great Britain, deriding the Asquith
government for itS action In introducing
the plan.
The hoeintsche zetfuno says:
The utmost result Of the measure will
be an increase Of 100000 or possibly
900, 900 men IN SIX months. an increment
In forces with which the British Gov
eminent will never be able to master
any Of the great tasks awaiting Il in the
five theatres OF war
On the other hand terrific economic
and social consequence OF the war are
forthcoming. While old England has
~. eady lost the war the new England
now being created will bleed 10 death
In the process.
.. "i,l ,duction of compulsion is a
formal admission OF Germanys military
successes and England's defeats II ever
an English Minister were In a position
TO speak tho truth Premier Asqu!th In
now 20 placed. He and his colleagues
would have to say that this last at
tempt to avoid military service, Lord
Derby's recruiting scheme. has proved
AN enormous failure. II Is not without
again and again held back
Failure Of Derby Plan.
IT only half a million able bodied
unmarried men had enlisted under the
Derby scheme the figures duly decked
out and expanded would have been pub
l!shed with pride There would have
been cndleNs talk about tremendous sue
cess OF voluntary patriotism. but the
men simply did not enlist ON the other
hand the married men have volunteered
In large numbers because they had re-
ceived the safe promise that they would
not be called nrSt
These two groups are an expression
OF the military keenness Of the English
people.
"tNen ~ one looks a. the result
through "a magnifying glass, IL Is by
no means edifying for Great Britain.
VIII the outcome be any different when
the men are driven 20 recruiting stations
by compus!on: ], is permissible to
entertain great doubts"
Major Morapt. military expert OF the
Beraaer Tdscbidtt. says:
"All the conditions that make IL rob-
able that England can at most put into
actual war service per cent Of her
population still hold good. II. therefore
4 Is 10 TtoEEd.l!Zc nor
military system, the only motive force
for the change must he fear that yolun-
tary recruiting Is no longer capable Of
maintaining the strength OF the existing
cs.dree.
II England passes this new law, she
will he in the painful position Of having
taken her reenforcements out OF the
available supply OF men who are engaged
IN the most important work Of organiza-
ton behind the front. What she gives
with one hand abe takes back with the
other
|. To Encourage Enxland's allies.
The Vossiche Zottun1 says:
There probably are IN England I'M
asinative persons who hope for the VIC
tory Of the babyish mil.tarisrn OF Great
Britain over the old, gray haired mill
tarisn OF Germany The main object of
! British compulsory service, however, is
4 70 encourage the bleeding allies of Eng
land to continue TO hold OF. She l.
clutchirg at a straw
"lIold ON, wait help ts coming from
/ Ergland This was said To the Belgsns
a. Antwerp The same was promised
7 70 the Serhians. England dextrously
throws new card on the table In order
TO encourage others to keep up the dis
astrous game with as little danger to
herself as possible II IL for this object
that compulsion is chieny intended"