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... REOPENING OF THE GROUP SYSTEM. RECRUITING BEGINS ON MONDAY. THE POSITION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. Mr, Asquith’s announcement that recruiting under the group system is to be reopened, has, naturally, ex- cited a good deal of interest. It is felt that ...
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... *pendent children. He . bowed tiers would be general afreseemait, combatant services. Men yould be deemto ezempt conscientious objectors from ed enlute4 on day Bill came into operation by proclamation; not more than fourteen days after Royal Assent, and ...
... classes of people to whom the Act will not P 7, and a list of exemptions on various grounds—men the sole support of conscientious objectors, the sick and infirm, amongst others. Premier believes, has been made out for general compulsion, d he , regards the ...
... those of ministers religion “conscientious objectors ’ service no involve questions principle The clergy and fighting has already some controversy approved both the Bishops and the feeling of nation The “conscientious objector ” is ticklish : exemption this ...
... Prime Minister were “ con- scientious objection to combatant service,” but if this is to be taken to imply that such conscientious objectors will simply be drafted into non-combatant units, such as the Army Medical Corps, then it is doubtful if the excepting ...
... whatever excusing them from enlisting. He thought there would be general agreement in all quarters for the exemption of conscientious objectors to compulsory gervice. The Bill would come into operation by proclamation not more than 14 days after the Royal assent ...
... Presidents of the various Free Church denominations, and Cardinal Bourne to receive deputations to state the view of the conscientious objector to military service. It is taking steps to arrange a large demonstration of protest against military compulsion in ...
... GROUPS RE-~-OPENED. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS GRANTED EXEMPTION. In the House of Commons yesterday the Premier introduced the Mjli?nry Service (No. 2) Bill, which he described as a measure of very himited and guarded compulsion. Mr. Asquith referred to ...
... Armv. \va> absolutely Singh* men who were tin- support relatives. ». suffering ill-hcahh necessarv iiitirmitv I. Conscientious objectors: they would exempt from ' service onlv. the Bill was only for the duration the war. it. could not, thought, make the ...
... another column, and need not be recapitulated here. They cover every legitimate case sad—unless the definition of conscientious objector is qualifiednot a few of the other sort. The Bill will pass unless those opposed to it can make ou - t a better case ...
... e : 0 OR BE TAKEN IN SIX WEEKS. Compulsion Debate Surprises Unattested Single Men to be Regarded as Enlisted. THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR, Special Exemption Provided Wiil it Make the Bill Imperative? ...