The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-04-10
US. MAY SETTLE
BATTLES ISSUE,
PREMIER SAYS
Impossible to Overestimate
Importance of Wilson's
Offer, He Declares.
REVERSE IS EXPLAINED
Utilization of Every Resource
Of United Kingdom Is
Called For.
REVERSE IS EXPLAINED
Special (a6'e Despasch to THx SuS.

Copyright. 1915 all riOhfs reserred.
LONDON, April 9.--Declaring that Cor
many IL determined to put her whole
resources into the effort to obtain a vic
torious military decision this year and
that the fate Of the empire. OF Europe
and Of liberty throughout the world may
depend upon tho success with whc., the
very latest Of her attacks Is resisted
Premier Lloyd George in the House OF
Commons this afternoon outlined the
proposed man power bill. including The
application Of conscript!on to ireland. BY
which Great Britain expects to reinforce
the army and meet the enemy's on.
slaught
As long as Great Britain has a ship
anoat she will not accept German
peace. said the Premier. II the presen,
battle were won by the Allies. he con-
tirued. the doom Of Prussianism would
be sealed.
Irish Planned Fight.
Mr.. Lloyd George began speaking in
an atmosphere tinged with certain
amount Of hostility. There was much
criticism Of the Government. The cor
tainty that conscription was TO he ex.
tended to Ireland brought the Irish ir
large numbers ready for . tight as soor
a. the debate should open.
Criticism also was directed at tn,
Government ae being responsible for the
conditions which necessitated the calling
Of men up to 30 years. and in some
specified cases 55. for military service
when many thousands OF young and
able bodied men are out OF service. hav-
ing escaped on some pretcnce or other.
The Prem.er's references to conscrip.
ton in Ireland were made amid con.
t;nued interruptions from, the Nationals,
benches. The speaker said when the
emergency had arisen which made Il
necessary to put men Of 80 and boys OF
IS into the fight for liberty 1t was i'm
possible longer to exclude Ireland from,
conscrip..on.
One Irish member. Byrne. Of Dublin
shouted: I'VE won't have conscripton in
Ireland
Home Rule Ia Planned.
The Premier continued and said tina!
corecr!ption would be extended to Ire
land under the same conditions as Great
Britain. Following a statement. that a
measure for the self government of Ire
lana WOOIn be introduced, he added fhaS
the report OF the Dublin convention
would tc submitted only by a ina jort.y
vote -. it's members. The Government
therefore would accept the responsibility y
OF submitting 20 Parliament such pro-
posals as were Just and could be carried
out without violent con'roversy.
This legislation would be introduced
az an early date, Mr.. Lloyd George said
and in this connection ne did not want
TO cause trouble,
An Irish member yelled; You viii
get plenty
In reference 10 the German military
programme the Premier said there were
seven or elgh; months of the prescn,
year in which tho enemy will throw in
the whole Of his strength. which means
prolonged battle from the North Sea
10 the Adr!at.c.
Everything depends upon our keen
ing up our strength right to the end
he declared.
Whatever the strain, he added. with
American aid the Allies can do it. but
even with American aid it could not lie
done without tho British ,hemselve;'
making great sacrifice.
Il know what will happen II the de-
nands we are putting forward are not
responded to- he continued. 1T Is idle
to imagine. az some seem to think. that
there Is an unlimited reservoir OF man
power in this or any other OF the bellig-
ercnt countries.