The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-05
Gen. Robertson Asserts More
Soldiers Must Be Obtained
= to Achieve Victory.
WANT MUNITIONS WORKERS
English Official Declares Serv-
ices of Everyone Must Be
Utilized to Win.

LONDON. Oct. Seen. Sir William
Robertson. chief Of the imperial stan
at army headquarters. said in a speech
at Dalderby. Lincolnshire, that while
the allies were winning the war slowly
but surely he wished to impress upon
the hearers the necessity Of obtaining
more men FOR the army and munitions
factories In this connection, he said,
ne mad serious word of warning to
give.
I'VE are not justified in expecting to
win the war;" he said, "unless the SER
vices of every man and woman in the
country are utilized to the fullest ex-
tent.
1--WE must be under no delusion." he
continued. ''as to the end or probable
duration OF this great struggle, We
must be prepared to continue for n time
which cannot at present be estimated.
Must Prepare for Worst.
In fact, we must prepare for the
worst while we hope for the best. We
have adopted in theory the principle of
national 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"
Great Britain is in urgent need of men
for her armies, and also for her NUM-
tons factories, according to a state
ment given out today by the man power
distribution board, recently appointed
to comb out men eligible for military
service in the United Kingdom who
have not yet been enrolled In the army;
The board reported 1t had examined
officials of the admiralty, war office,
ministry of munitions and other de-
M
need of fresh supplies OF men for
the armies and munition factories, In
order Ito maintain our forces In the
field at the numbers already fixed Tor
them, and at the same time to main
tain the supply of munitions essential
for their equipment and proper ntili-
zation."
ton be granted to certain classes
heretofore exempt, and that there
be a more general dilution of skilled
labor in munitions factories with
women and other workers heretofore
unframed.
Suggests Conference on Labor.
1t is suggested conferences of en-
,ployers and employees with a view to
freeing skilled labor now engaged in
private work for employment in mu-
nitions plants
1T is essential" the report says.
"that a large part OF the labor now
engaged in private work shall be di-
verted to government orders or re-
leased for the army"
The board also has under considera-
ton the extended use of women and
of men over the military age, and also
the release of men of military age
This is the only. means. the board says.
whereby extension of the age for
compulsory service can be avoided.
No official, figures have been given
a IN hn hnr nf ma N
serving with the British army King
George, in signing the military serv-
Ice biD on May 25, placed the number
raised up to that time at 5.041 900. In
ish casualties were 307.l69
CONSUMPTION for Ireland.
When Parliament reassembles next
week the government will be confronted
with new embarrassing proposals for
the application Of CONSUMPTION to Ire
land. The Times and other newspapers
have been conducting a strong cam
paign with this object in view, and the
decisions announced today by the man
power distribution board and by Sir
William Robertson will, It is believed.
strengthen the hands of the agitators.
Sir Edward Carson asserts that the
situation is such that without conscrip-
ton in Ireland 1t Will be impossible to
maintain the Irish regiments at the
tends that Ireland could provide an
other half million men of military age,
and asks what the colonies, which have
made such sacrifices for the empire,
will think of the Sinking Of Ireland
Government May Have to Yield.
While most OF the responsible politi-
clans are agreed that 1t would be in
expedient to attempt to apply compul-
sion to ireland while home rule Is with
held, undoubtedly in the present phase
OF the European war those who are de-
manding CONSUMPTION hold strong hand
and the government may find 1t difficult
to resist the demand.
The Nationalists. in reply to Sir Ed
ward Carson, point out that the colonies
already have self-government and hence
there is no analogy with the position Of
ireland. They assert that Ireland Will
be found to be a united nation in resist
ance to compulsion.
The Liberal newspapers consider the
agitation another attempt to unseat
Premier Asquith, and contend that
while compulsion in Ireland would pro-
vide a few men 1t would provoke anoth-
or first class Irish crisis and throw Ire
land into the hands of the Sim Feiners'