The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-04-27
COMPULSORY
ARMY SERVICE
FOR ENGLAND
PREMIER ASQUlTH WARNS
PARLIAMENT THAT THIS
WILL BE ASKED FOR IF MEN
DO NOT ENLIST.

LONDON. April 26.-Premier AS
quith. at the secret session of parlia-
ment Yesterday. presented on behalf
| of the government. proposals foreshad-
owing general military compulsion un-
less success attends Immediate eff.
forts to obtain men required by vol
untary enlistment from among unat.
tested married men"
The governments proposals were
publicly announced today in a long
statement to the press.
The government, Mr. AsQuith said.
will forthwith ask parliament for
compulsory power" unless at the end
of four weeks ending May 27, so 900
men have been secured by voluntary
enlistment The same course is pro.
posed if in any one week after May 27.
$4,000 men have not been secured by
direct enlistment These arrange
ments are to hold good until 200 900
unattested men have been obtained.
Owing to the length of time required
to sift individual cases under the pres
ent system, the press statement said.
recruiting 20 date has fallen short of
requirements which are necessary to
fulflll our proper military efforts
Fhe following report has ben given
out to the press:
The premier in moving the adjourn
ment of the house gave the particu.
lars OF the expansion of the army from
the first days of the war up to the
present time. and of the total military
! effort of the empire, including contri-
buttons from the self-governing domin-
ions and India. He reviewed inquiries
! conducted by the government in order
ito examine all considerations relevant
to the recruiting problem, including
= demands made upon our supply of La
Dor in providing for the needs of the
tions and other essential national
services.
! THE bearing of finance on the
question of recruiting and In particu-
lar of financial assistance rendered to
the allies was then explained. From
! these inquiries were deduced the num-
Der of men that could safely be spared
from industry for military purposes
lduring the present year and the an
tticipated effect of calling up these
numbers at the rate proposed was ex.
planned
Results of recruiting, more par
ticularly since August last when reg
iistration was carried out, were re-
viewed. 1t was shown that the re-
suits obtained to date had fallen
short of requirements, which were
necessary to fulfill our proper mill
tary effort. This was due not to an
oyerestimate Of the number OF men
available, but to the length OF time
which must be occupied in sitting in
dividual cases without impairing
other essential national services or
causing grave cases of hardship.
ITO meet the situation the govern
ment determined upon three relative.
ly minor proposals.
First, prolongation until the end
of the war of the service of time ex.
pired for men whose period OF serv-
ice under the present law can be ex.
tended for one year only.
Second, to empower the military
authorities TO transfer men enlisted
for territorial batallons to any unit
where they are needed.
Third, to render the exemption men
liable to military service Immediately
on the expiration of his certificate OF
exemption.
with a view to ultimate addition
to forces available they will further
propose to bring under the terms Of
the military service act all youths
under Is on August l5 last, as they
reach that age"