El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
Fifth
ARMY RETREATS
Premier Describes Break
Through and Shows Need
for Draft in ireland.
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/ because after an one does not wan
TO propose anything to raise contro-
/ versy and trouble, Heaven knows, We
/ have as much trouble as we can pos.
7 sibly deal with. I would no do il IN
l less I thought it was just after great
! reflection
1T is indefensibis that you should
ask young men Of is years and mar
I ried men of 80 and 40 with families
| and even up to 50. in England. Scot
land and Wales and that you should
/ compel them to fight for the free
dom and independence Of a small
/ catholic nationality in Europe, while
J the young men Of 20 to 25 in ireland
are err no obligation to take up
arms a cause which is just as
much ,heirs as ours. It is not merely
/ Illogical IL is unjust
The Emergency Has Arisen.
| There is such a thing as justice
| for England, Scotland and Wales. and
I the emergency which Mr.. Redmond
/ contemplated and which I still re-
I spectfully suggest the member for
/ Mayo also contemplated. that we
J could not win this war without taking
] this measure, has arisen. President
! wilson's dramatic decision in the last
| few days is the best proof and there
] is a special emergency in regard TO
/ Ireland.
EnElishnen FIN irish BnttalionE.
Irish battalions and divisions. ac-
/ cording to all testimony. have main
! tanned the high honor and repute Of
3 their native land and those battalions
I are sadly depleted and they are now
/ filled or half filled with English
Z men If it were merely England's
I battle, the young men Of ireland
I might regard that fact with indiffer-
/ ence, but it is not They are Just as
much concerned as the young men Of
England. Therefore, we propose to
/ extend the military service act 10
/ Ireland under the same conditions as
/ in Great Britain As there is no ma
I chinery in existence and no register
I has yet been completed in Ireland it
may take some weeks before actual
enrolment begins As soon as ar
rangements are complete, the gov
eminent shall, by an order in council.
put the act into immediate opera
ton"
Declaration OF War.--O'Brien.
That is declaration Of war
against Ireland" interrupted VII
liam O'Brien. Nationalist member
from Cork, and Michael Flavin, mem
Der for Kerry, added and Irishmen
all over the world"
Without delay" continued the pre-
mier. VIII continued.
Meanwhile. we intend to invite
parliament to pass measure for
self government for Ireland"
Irish Spurn Home Rule.
Irish leaders shouted that the pre-
mier could keep his home rule pro
posals that home rule and conscrip-
ton could never be considered to-
gether- The premier continued.
4 ought TO say that appeals which
have been addressed to the dominions
have produced a fine response. The
dominions already have furnished the
empire with something like 1000. 600
magnificent fighting men. and they
are each and all taking the necessary
steps to send more.
The proposals which I am sub
hitting to the house and to which
ask the house TO give first reading
hope it viii be possible to get
through the house this week. Time
presses every day and it is a matter Of
Importance"
Exposition OF Battle.
Premier Lloyd Georges declaration
with regard TO CONSUMPTION in Ireland
was prefaced by an exposition Of the
great German offensive He said that
in January or the beginning of Feb
ruary, the Versailles war council and
Sir Henry Wilson, chief of the Brit
tsh general staff, arrived at cOnclu-
sions regarding Germany's probable
course which were at that time. far in
advance Of the attack submitted 20
the various governments.
Ihese conclusions were that the
Germans would attack on a very wide
front Of Arras with at least 95 di-
visions, would try to capture Anfeus
and might penetrate the British posi-
uOus on half the front attacked. The
premier called this one of the most
remarkable forecasts Of enemy inten-
uons ever made As a matter of fact.
ne said, the enemy attacked with %
divisions, employing large masses Of
IrEnI.DTW and other Munitions Nn
said that the fifth British army fell
back without adequately destroying
bridges and that the circumstances
OF TINS withdrawal were subject to in
yestigation. In the meantime. Gen.
Cough, commander Of the army, had
been removed from command, but that
no recriinations should be uttered un-
I'll an Investigation had been made. Ii
was the falling back OF the fifth army
winch greatly endangered the Brit
ish line until French reserves came up
with remarkable speed and were
hurled into the fighting. The premier
praised particularly the conduct of
the British third army, commanded BY
Cen Sir Julian Byng.
Enemy's Advantage.
The enemy had the advantage Of
knowing exactly what he was going
TO DO The premier said. There was /
a considerable concentration Of forces /
opposite our northern line. but at
night these divisions were removed I
TO The zone of attack. There was a
opposite the French in /
the same way L am only referring 70 I
that 10 show how difficult IL is for ]
generals on the defensive to decide I
exactly where the attack is coming 1
and where their reserves ought to be T.
placed"
British Enlistment 6,OOO.OOO.
Mr. Lloyd George said the German /
forces. before Russia quit fighting I
were about two to three as compared |
with the allies on the western front. I
Since the Russia debacle the forces I
on the west front were approximately I
equal though the Germans had the I
greater number Of divisions because 4
Of the smaller number Of men in each /
division He said Great Britain dur I