All arguments hostile to compulsory military service are inspired more by technical than political or moral considerations, observers stated. Thus, a lack of barrack space is one of the difficulties,. they said.
Labour circles also declared that it is better to await the results of the present national service plans. If they show that compulsory service is actually necessary, the Labour Party will be ready to collaborate in a National Government on condition that manpower conscription is accompanied by "economic conscription."
Commenting on this, Parliamentarians asserted Labour's participation in the Government is only slightly probable. They do foresee, however, that the Cabinet will adopt a decisive attitude to the whole problem next Wednesday.—Havas. ese conditions. Many firms, they stated, would hesitate before shipping cargo from the interior to Shanghai in view of the ungettjed political state of the country.
Lending weight to the argument that it would be impossible to resume the Yangtze shipping in the near future, was a written report irom Hankow which was shown to a reporter yesterday by a local shipping official. The report, dated March 15, tated thai the properties of Shang hai firms in Hankow had hi spected weekly but it had found that the Japanes he godowns for storage pur-and that naval p ies were mmodated in various buildings.
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