Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-09
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IMPORTANT BILLS UP.
Conscription Measure and Irish Cues
tion Before Parliament.

conscription Measure and Irish Cues
tion Before Parliament.
London, April 9.-PariIament reas-
sembled today with two important
matters before it, The first Is, the new
military service bill and the second
the Irish question.
Both measures have been thrust up
on parliament during recess. the first
because of the need of more men on
the fighting front and the second by
the conclusion Of the Irish convention.
The country seems ready to accept
the new conscription measure, which
is more drastic than any bill accepted
even by the more ardent of the con-
scription advocates earlier in the war
There is a demand that the supply
of labor needed by shipyards, farms
and factories shall be assured.
The cabinet program before the re-
cess had assigned April 16 for the in
PRODUCTION Of the budget and that like
ly will follow discussion OF the mill
tary act. If forecasts Of several news
papers on the character OF the Irish
convention are true the cabinet Is not
strictly pledged to take action on the
report.
Premier Llcyd-Georse urged the
convention to agree upon scheme
for a government. But Ireland may
become involved in the discussion of
the military bill. Gossip has it that
the cabinet considers statement
that conscription applies in reality to
Ireland.
Joseph Belmond, the Irish leader.
will fight even that mild assertion of
Irish responsibility
Premier Lloyd George announced In
the house of commons n. noon that
the Irish convention report had today
been laid on the table.
Lloyd George in the course OF his
speech said:
I'VE have now entered the most
critical period Of the war. The fate of
the empire. Of Europe and Of liberty
may depend on the success with which
the last German attack is resisted ana
countered."
When an emergency had arisen to
make it necessary to put men OF 90
and boys OF Is into the fight for liber-
ty, the premier declared. it was not
possible to exclude ireland from con-
scription.
The premier said the cabinet had
taken every step possible to hurry re-
The reports OF the Ger
mans he said. ass to the number OF
men and guns captured have been
greatly exaggerated. The cabinet was
confident that the army would be equal
to the next encounter.
General Couch Recalled.
Lloyd George said the cabinet had
decided to recall General Cough, who
was In command of the Fifth army
against which the Germans made their
principal gains. Until all the circum
stances were known, however. II
would be unfair to censure him.
Having gained an initial success. he
said, the enemy was preparing great
er attack. III view OIL the critical
period which had been reached the
government proposed to submit tc
parliament certain recommendations
to assist the country and the allies In
weathcring the storm. He regretted &c
say that these recommendations would
call for greater sacrifices,
The Germans attack with ninety
seven divisions approximately 1,l60.00t
men) the premier told the house. They
were relying on the idea that the allies
had no united command and expected
to divide the French and British
armies
At one time the battle of the Somme
was critical. The Germans, broke thru
the Third and Fifth armies The
situation was retrieved By the magnlfl-
cent action of the troops. who retired
but were not routed.