Evening star., 1918-04-10
BRITAIN TO FORCE
ALL IRISH TO FIGHT,
PREMIER REVEALS

81 PREMIER REVEALS
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In dealing with the matter referring
TO eonscription In Ireland until such
& time as report of q national conven-
tion on conscription and OF an risn
government Is presented to the mouse
y of commons"
The speaker Of the house: The hon
orable member would be entitled to
move an adjournment of debate during
& the course of the debate at the conclu-
oton of the prime minister's speech, but
!. he certainly could not put in a motion
of that sort in the middle of the prime
ministers speech
Must Accept Responsibility.
eAs was saying" continued Mr..
4 Iaoyd-George. this convention has just
Z Terminated its 1abors. The cabinet, OF
course, has not had time to consider
that report. because it has only arrived.
understand It is reported by a ma.
such as to justify the government In
saying that it represents substantial
& agreement. That means that the gov
ernment must accept the responsibility
Of submitting to parliament. with such
Guidance as the conventions report af-
xords, such proposals for the establish
ment of self-government in Ireland as
they think just and which can. in their
Judgment, be carried without violent
controversy.
I'VE propose. therefore, at an early
date to Introduce such a measure into
The house of commons and to pass 1t
( into aslaw with the least possible delay.
Z When the young men of Ireland have
6een brought 10 large numbers in the
0ghting line tits important that they
i should feel they are not fighting to
I establish a right and principle abroad
which Is denied to the land in which
they live.
Response in Dominions.
= ought to say that appeals which
have been addressed. to the dominions
have produced a fine response. The
dominfons already have furnished the
empire with something like one million
+ magnificent fighting men, and they are
< each and all taking the necessary steps
10 send more,
The proposals which am submit
ting to- the house and to which l ask
4 the house to give grst reading I hope
u VIII be possible to get through the
house this week. Time presses every
! day. and it is a matter of importance.
I'VE regret having to propose such
extremely drastic recommendations.
which will injure SO many trades, but.
having regard to the emergency. 1 say
Iu8C no government cOuiQ accept lne
{ xesponsibility of proposing less
IT by any chance or miSchance this
= colossal battle went against US, do not
& say the war would be over any more
than 1t was when Great Britain fought
Il against another attempt at military
Gominancy when Napoleon, having
B overthrown the armies of Europe, had
z the continent at his mercy.
VIII Not Accept German Peace.
:As long as we have a ship afoat
We shall not accept German peace.
It will be. the doom of Prussianism is
soaled. The enemy has attacked at the
height of his strength. We have been
deserted by one powerful ally, and an
other more powerful ally Is not yet
: ready to put forth one-tenth OF his
might.
.But on the other hand this battle
s must exhaust the German reserves. The
fore this battle is over. and America
Z 10 only now putting in the first in
atallment Of her. first call.
IT we wish to avoid war lasting for
years this battle must be won now, and
to win it we must be ready to throw in
al our resources The men We propose
taking today may well be the means
OF winning the decisive victory of the
the promise of America we have no
fear Of the ultimate issue
g I'VE shall pass through many fuctua-
stions of hope and dependency. per-
@through the vicissitudes of this tre-
Szmendous struggle with stout and
5Bteady hearts. We have had sad and
Critical days In those days we had no
fEround for panic. We have had days
when the outlook was brighter.
VIII Be Cause for Anxiety.
y make no mistake. there is no cause
get for exu1tation, except in the talor
ssef our troops. For long time there
swfll be the cause, grave cause, for deep
-anxiety, and there will always be to
<fhe end cause for exertion and for sac
xiAee, and IL these are given with the
xunstinted devotion with which our
brave men In France are offering 1t.
there win be cause for confidence in
zz8his country.
! s'we have now entered the most
' eritical phase Of this terrible war.
There is a lull in the storm. but the
5hurricane is not over. Doubtless we
unjust expect more fierce outbreaks. and
Z ere II is finally exhausted there will be
= many more.
'T shall now come to the circum-
= atAnces which have led to the present
9 military position. 1t is very difficult
Eat this time to present a clear, con-
znected and reliable narrative of what
happened. There has been a great
ztaftle on a front of fifty miles-the
'<<toFy of the world. Enormous forces
fhave been engaged: there was q con-
= siderable retirement on the part of the
'&Brstish forces, and under these condi-
: lions It Is not always easy for some
: time to ascertain what actually hap
Epsned.
Cambria Trivial Event.
= The house will recollect the difficult
Ely we experienced with regard to Cam
<braL It was difficult to piece together
cfhe story OF the event for some time.
Sand Cambria was very trivial event
-compared with this gigantic battle.
sThe generals and their staffs are,
enaturally. engaged and have to con-
scentrate their attention upon the oper-
Ations Of the enemy. and until the strain
<relaxes 1t would be very difficult to in
.-stttute the necessary inquiries to find
,-out exactly what happened and to fur
-nish an adequate explanation Of the
battle.
= However. there are two or three
x$Acts which stand out. and, In stating
-them. should like to call attention
ITO two things which think above all
-must be avoided. The first Is that
@snothing should be said which could
sGfve Information to the enemy; nothing
sshould be said which would give en-
Encouragement to the enemy, and moth
1ng should be said which would give
sdiscouragement to our own troops. who
are fighting so gallantly at. this very