New-York tribune., 1916-01-03
Home Rule New Factor i'm
Resistance of Red
mOnd's Party.
SIR JOHN SIMON
OUT OF CABINET
Labor Assured of Concessions
in Return for Aid TO
Lloyd George.

London. Jan. 3.-According to an an
nouncemcnt made by the Press Asso-
citation. ireland is not to be excepted
from the new compulsory recruiting
bill.
Coipcident with this statement comes
the changed attitude OF labor. which
now seems inclined to support the gov
crnment's plans for mobilizing the re-
sources OF the nation.
The Amalgamated Society Of Engi-
reers. through a deputation, has as
sured Premier Asquith and David Lloyd
George. the Minister Of Munitions, that
it will accept the Lloyd George scheme
10 dilute the ranks of skilled labor with
unskilled workmen.
"The Chronicle" announces definite
lv that Sir John A. Simon, Secretary OF
state for Home Affairs, retires from
the Cabinet. thus breaking his brill
liant ministerial career Cor conscience
sake"
For the English Cabinet Wednesday
will be a red letter day. Premier A.
quith then will introduce the compul-
sion bill, and he probably never has
had q more difiicuit task than will con
front him In engineering this measure
His speech presenting the question TO
the House is expected 20 be one of the
finest efforts of his career.
Nstionalists 10 Fight Compulsion.
The Irish attitude still remains an
element Of uncertainty. Earl Derby $
enrolment of recruits was not extended
20 Ireland Therefore II wac not eX-
pected that lreland's young men would
be included IN a bill for the compulsory
enlistment Of unmarried men who
failed TO present themselves. II is Ger
tain that the Nationalist party in he
Commons Will fight any compulsory
scheme. rs John Redmond, William
Redmond and John Dillon have already
announced
Conscription with Ireland left out,
and left out principally because the
authorities feared to attempt to enforce
10 there, would have an important bear
ing on the Home Rule issue, which is
merely dormant during the war By gen
tlAl fpINtNls suA - " l' 'Hha N,N''
listers determination %, fight Home
Rule when its enforcement is attempt
ed remains as strong as ever. Both
Irish factions desire to be in posi-
tion after the war 70 point 70 their
services in the struggle, and if the Ma
tionalists Gght universal service, the
Ulster leaders will use that fact "a an
argument that Ulster is more loyal 20
the empire, and therefore deserving Of
more consideration.
Great Battle Doubtful.
II is still doubtful whether there viii
be a greet battle IN the House Of Com
mons over cOmpUlsiou. The anti-con-
scriDtioni-ts claim 10 nave 200 members
determined TO fight TO the last ditch
against what they denOunce as the sur
render OF liberal principles, but other
threats of last ditch fights have been
uttered during the war, notably by the
opponents Of the drink restrictions,
and have come 90 nothing, the rebelllng
clements cousentiuc when the critical
hour came to sacrifice their objections
&C. the nations welfare.
The Irish Nationaists may be count
ed on 20 oppose Premier Asquith's elli.
but whether they will use tilibustering
tactics. in which hey have had SO
,,ucb practicc. as Ar. Dillon has
threatened, is doubtful. They will be
suruortod by some Laborito5 and an
uncertain number of Liberals. Whether
the Labor party as party viii take
fgo same path depends on the result OF
the labor union conferences called for
this week
Labor Got Concessions.
An account Of the conference held
FRIDAY evening between Premier As
0uitb. David Lloyd George and dep
utation from the ANA gamated Society
Of Engineers. which is the most infiu-
ential trade union body and includes
most of the trades concerned IN the
manufacture Of munitions, shows that
the government has decided 10 acqul-
eSce in all the demands OF the trade
unionists IN return Tor their cons
70 the immediate introdu 'uon OF MI
Georges scheme of labor dilution.
This account, given out by the press
bureau. is made up for the most part OF
excerpts from Mr. Asquith's remarks 70
the deputation al the conference Whlch
lasted three hours, but embraces also
the statement that the deputatlon
agreed "to accept on behalf OF the
membership of their society the scheme
of dilution and cooperate actively
therein
a bill covering the union demands
will be pushed through Parliament as
soon as possible. The demands mainly
concern matters of pay and conditions
of labor for unskilled workmen and
women introduced under the dllution
scheme. The government already had