Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-05
Mors Than 65o,ooo Unmarried Men
Available For Duty Fail TO Answer
Call TO Voluntary ssrvies-Bil Will
Not Be Passed Without Opposition
and Great Parliamentary Struggle
ireland Exempted.


to vote on the bill.
the recruiting campaign, was in the
psers' gallery.
Great Debate Probable.
The bill promises to bring on the
sharpest parliamentary struggle since
the war began. The report Of the Earl
OF Derby on his recruiting plan ex-
plains why the cabinet found 1t neces-
sary to bring forward a measure Of
compulsory enlistment Of unmarried
men.
More than 100000 men in England,
Scotland and Wales enrolled them
selves, but after those engaged In In
dispensible industries and medically
unfit have been winnowed out. about
], 100, 900 available to bear arms remain.
There are eS0, 900 unmarried men who
failed to come forward and the gov
ernment will now attempt. to redeem
{ the premiers pledge that married men
will not be called out as long a
considerable fraction Of unmarried
suaen hold back. 3
ssis Hearts il the War. II I
Premier Asquith opened his address
with aDpAna11sfsso sof thu dgnres@ In the
Derby report. He emphasized the fact
hat during the Derby campaign nearly
4 100000 had offered their services.
rsveny deducting those rejected because
physical disability, the total was
in excess OF 2.500,000.
THESE are wonderful, encouraging
figures" the premier continued. They
ought to convince both our allies and
our enemies that the people of this
( county have. their hearts In this war"
Mr.. Asquith said no case had been
made out for general compulsion and
that the bill he was introducing could
be supported by those opposed to con-
scription.
Exemption 10 Possible.
Mr.. Asquith said he was unable.
after making the largest hypothetical
deduction, to consider the number Of
unrecruited men as anything but a sub
stantial and even considerable amount.
He added that Sir John Simon, whose
resignation as home secretary was an
nounced yesterday, thought the figures
might be reduced to an estimable guam
tity.
II he had shared this view, Mr.. As
Quith said, the present contingency
would not have arisen, but ue could not
think that. The primary obligation
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