London, Dec. 28.
The recruiting offices have reopened after the holidays and the numbers enlisted for immediate service are sufficient to indicate that a period of renewed activity is beginning, The "Morning Post" and "Daily Chronicle" state that at the meeting of the Cabinet held yesterday the Premier, Mr, Asquith, told his colleagues that he bad decided that measure of compulsion towards single men who have not enlisted was necessary, The 'Westminster Gazette" states that the number of single men not attested is much greater than was anticipated, amounting' to 650,000, a very few of whom are in; Government employ, starred or in indispensable. industries. The decision of the Government to apply compulsion immediately will not lead to a break up of the Government or to a General Election. Possibly one or two Ministers will resign, but it is more likely that the Premier will convince all his colleagues of the necessity of the step, A small minority in the House of Commons will fight the proposal but uselessly as the Op-Position will not extend to the 200 Liberals and the considerable sec tion of the Labour Party whom some quarters claim as being against compulsory service.
"The Times" and "Daily Mail" also declare that the definite decision was reached at yesterday's meeting of the Cabinet that Mr,
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