New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-19
Canada Must Adopt Draft,
Premier Tells Parliament
Sir Robert Borden Saws $4,000 Men Are Needed Now to
Replace Those Killed-Spced of Y. s. in Sending
Aid May Be Determining Factor in War

sary for Great Britain TO accept terms
Of peace which none of us would listen
TO for a moment at the present time.
do not believe Germany's attempt will
succeed. but it will require courage,
resolution and energy and resourceful-
ness, if it is to end in failure.
No Hope of Peace This Year
81 have no confident hope that the
war will end this year. Any conjecture
as to the time when it will end is al
most valueless. The effectiveness OF
Russian efforts on the Eastern front
and the speed with which the power of
the United States can be thrown into
the struggle will be great, il not deter
mining. factors.
at is beyond question: Sir Robert
continued. "that when this war broke
out the Germans were utilizing for
their own purpose and the building up
of their industry natural resource
from many parts Of the British En-
pire, some Of which could not be OBJ
tanned in the same abundance or of the
same quality anywhere else. venture
TO think. and I have stated il In the
United Kingdom, that Germany had
better knowledge and conception OF
the British Empire than was to be
found in the United Kingdom before
the war.
1--WE have resources so absolutely
abundant within the British Empire
that We need not fear any effort Ger
many may make TO dominate the world
industrially or commercially after the
war. But | have absolutely no doubt
that the effort will be made by the Ger
mans"
The Prime Minister declared that
every man in the country had been
given opportunity under the volun-
tary enlistment plan to do his duty.
Under this plan Canada had done
well. he said. There had been dis
patched $4,000 men for the Canadian
force across the Atlantic Including
British. French and other rcscrvists,
not less than 100000 men had gone
for overseas service.
More Men Needed Now
But more were needed. Sir Robert
announced. HtIt NtTC unQcE arm
enough men TO supply reinforcements
10 keep the five Canadian army d.
visions up 20 strength for some time
he said, but losses were great and
provision had 10 be made for the
future unless the five Canadian di-
visions were to dwindle TO four, 10
three, or 10 two.
The Prime Minister said that the
l. krnuobt h.-L a L.
Canadians who had held the Germans
at Ypres and beaten them from vimy
Ridge was that they must be support
cd and their losses made good.
"I have promised them that sup
mort" said Sir Robert, "and, so far
as am concerned. am determined
this country shall give them. II is,
therefore, my duty TO Announce that We
shall bring down a measure providing
on a selcctivc basis, and under that
plan VIC shall raise not less sthan 50,-
600 and probably 100000 men,"
Sir Wiifrid Laurier, the Opposition
leader. declared that Canada must re-
main in the war 10 the end, and that
there must be provision made to en-
able her 70 do so. As TO the meas
ure which the Premier had announced,
Sir Wilfrid said, when it was laid be-
fore Parliament in detail il would re-
ceive from the Opposition full and
fair consideration. Al the present
time he would not say whether the
Opposition would adop; or reject it.
Bu. again he would say that Csnada
must remain in the war 10 the end.
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