The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-01-07
Introduction BY Premier Asquith
Of His Measure Precipitates
Heated Debate In Which, Bill
Receives Severe Denunciation
PLAN is DECLARED
TO BE UN-BRITISH
IN ITS PRINCIPLE
Sir John Simon Says It Is 'Prus-
sian MiIitarism,' While Irish
and Labor Leaders Announce
That They Cannot Support Act
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I LYNDON, January G.-The great
Il test on CONSUMPTION for the Brit
ish army will he made in parlia.
ment today. At yesterdays session
there was much excitement and moi
little heated dPnunciation of the con
seription measure introduced by Pre-
mier Asquith,- by the throngs of anx
ious, worried members who filled the
house of commons and overlooked in
to the eloakrooms and halls.
Premier Asquith, when he appeared
before the house, was calm, and in
dispassionate address repeated and EN-
phasized his former pledge that he
would resort to CONSUMPTION only if
the plan proposed by Lord Derby
should prove abOrtive and fail to bring
in results which must be had if Great
Britain is to do her full share in
"erushing Prussianism.
Sir John Simon, a member of the
coalition cabinet, who has steadfast
edly opposed CONSUMPTION, denounced it
al "un- British abandonment of that
voluntary service which for genera
fions has been traditional with English
freedom, and a substitution of that
, very Prussian nilitarism from which
we are attempting to free Europe and
the world"
Irish and Labor Opposed
John Redmond, leader of the Irish
Nationalist party in the house of com
mons, expressed his regret that the ma
tiOnalists were unable to SUI port -
the measure, and added that while
Irishmen are prepared to sacrifice
everything to end this war victorious
ly-as they already have sacrificed
mneh--they are not prepared to be
lieye that ,cOnscriptlOn is necessary,
and regard the attempt to foist it up
on the country as departure from
those principles of Liberty which Ire
land holds, most close and dear -
John HOge, vire-chairman of the la
Dor party, also denounced the measure,
but declared that he was at that time,
unable to give any definite statement
dgarding the attitude which tho labor
council would adopt at It's meeting to.
day. He added, however. that British
labor has from the first hern opposed
to the idea of CONSUMPTION, although
willing to give its last cent and its
life s blood in defcu,c Of the land.
Bill Necessary Measure
ponar .nuynr, 4, L.,
clared that the bill is absolutely ncces
sary. and that Ouly such necessity
wrnId have made him support IT. IL,
also explained several q ats ia thu
measure which had Teen uhScure to
some members on the loor, referring
to the fact that ireland is excluded
from the provisions Of the hill.
There was absolute stiffness in tn,
house when the measure formally wa
introduced by the premier Yesterday,
and il was not until Sir John Simon
i. began his address Of dcnunriation and
spoke of the measure as being Gun
British" that he was loudly checred
/ from all parts of the chamber.
The bill provides that all bachelor.
and widowers with no dependent chill
drcn shall be compelled to Join the
army. Though the measure is not as
itcIusiye as was feared it is sufficiently
b. SO to arouse the opposition of every
opponent of CONSUMPTION in the house
Provisions OF Measure
. Under the terms Of the measure in
trodused by the premier, all males be
tween al ghteen and forty one are liable
for immediate call to the colOrs and
-SNnst respond under penalty. Bachelors
widowers WITHOUT children are
.rticularly liable to be impressed in
- service.
simultaneously with the introduction
Of the bill there was made public a
report from Lord Derby, in charge of
recruiting, which explains why the
cabinet has found it necessary to bring
the measure for compulsory enlistment
of the unmarried. Under the Derby
plan more than two and one.half mil,
, lions of men In England Scotland and
\ Wales have enrolled hut after those
engaged ~ indispensable industries and
those unfit for military service had
been Il sGarded there were left but
i,l00pQD available.
OF the unmarried only $4,000 failed
to answer. The government will now
attempt to redeem the pledge made by
Premier Asquith some time ago that
no married men will he called while
there remain considerable numbers Of
unmarried men who have not Volun-
teer;d.