Arizona republican., 1916-04-19
MAY PREVENT
CABINET CRISIS
BY COMP 0M|SE
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LONDON, April 1S.-The cabinet
leaders reached what is believed to be
an acceptable compromise late last
night, according to the lobby correspon-
dent of the Daily Mail which recently
has been the best informed of the
morning paper political reporters. 1t
says:
THE political atmosphere grew easier
last night and designations from the
ministry are now unlikely. The cabi-
net committee, which was appointed to
try to reach an agreement between the
divergent groups, sat all day and late
in the evening arrived at what is I'M
derstood as an acceptable compromise.
This compromise is to the effect that
general compulsion shall not be adopted
but that the principle shall be formally
adopted that if in the future national
/ interests are shown to require a full
measure of cOmpulsion, then it shall
be adopted. In other words, the ques-
ton of universal conscription is post
/ poned with half promise that it may be
adopted in the future.
THE position of Mr. Lloyd George
Earl Kitchener and Mr.. Bonar Law is
deemed to be adjusted by this rather
curious arrangement.
The house of Lords tonight agreed
to the motion of the marquis of CreWe
to adjourn on the ground that the
cabinet members were not in a position
to make a statement on the question of
compulsory service for all eligibles.
That a grave cabinet crisis exists
is undeniable but according to an auth
oritative statement tonight, no resig-
nations, either ministerial or military
ave yet been rendered. and it will prob
ably be several days before the crisis
is ended.
The Marquis of Crewe, Lord Presi-
dent of the council, in his statement
to the house of lords today, which was
the first official admission of the
gravity and complexity of the problem
dividing the ministers, intimated the
possibility that Premier Asquith might
not be prepared even on Thursday tc
make his promised statement, in which
case the house would sit the followins
Monday
Both sides in this momentous conflict
forces for the parliamentary struggle
over Sir Edward Carson's motion fol
universal military service. Strone
whips are out and all the members o.
the house of commons serving at tn.
front have been granted leave to re.
main in London, until division i.
taken.
Political gossip tonight centers main.
ly around Minister of Munitions. DaviC
Lloyd George, and Winston Spencer
Churchill, and the possibility of Mr.
Lloyd Georges succeeding Mr.. Asquiti
, as the head of the government.
| While the conscriptionist attack OF
: the ministry is undoubtedly powerful
and threatening, there also are stron,
forces making for the retention of tn,
} present coalition ministry-first; MI
: Asquith's known skill in surmountin,
: political difficulties and holding hi
: team together, and second: the problem
OF finding an alternative government
: to the present coalition and the repug
: nance felt in large sections of the coun
try to a change in the government at
/ critical stage of the nations fate.
In the event of the disappearance o
2 Mr.. Asquith as a result of his refusa
2 to remain a member of government
/ resorting to universal service Mr. Lloy,
George is regarded in many quarters a
his natural successor. But, agains
this solution, is the fact that a yer
: strong section of the unionist party
entirely opposed to Mr.. Lloyd Georg
as 1t is to Mr.. Asquith, Moreover,
is known that Andrew Bonar Law. VIII
is a conscriptionist in principle an
was leader of the Unionist party prio
to entering the coalition government
and whose reputation as a partliamen
tartan has grown enormormously sine
the war, making him possible success
scr to Mr.. Asquith, attaches the utmos
Importance in the national interest t
the maintenance of the present coali
n tiOD nj or in,