The Archive · 1916

The Military Service Bill

SECOND READING IN THE LORDS

London, Jan. 26.

In the House of Lords, moving the Second Read'ng of the Compulsory Military Service Bill, Lord Lansdowne urged that speedy victory was the greatest factor both in industry and finance. the ollier neutral countries.

He concluded by scathingly con-tresting the efforts made by Great Britain to meet neutrals with Germany's efforts, saying: What would a neutral have said if we acted as Germany does?"

Scandinvia and Holland were not imvortine more wheat than was normal. He emphasized that blockade or no blockade there must be some Jeakage but the leakage has been Jess than was expected. He

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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