This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...said very distinctly that, if military necessity demanded compulsion, no political principles must be allowed to stand in the way.1 In the Lords' debate of April 21, 1913, when Lord Curzon complained that the Government refused to consider compulsion seriously, Lord Haldane was careful to explain that his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...said very distinctly that, if military necessity demanded compulsion, no political principles must be allowed to stand in the way.1 In the Lords' debate of April 21, 1913, when Lord Curzon complained that the Government refused to consider compulsion seriously, Lord Haldane was careful to explain that his objections were not political, but military.2 Ten days earlier (April 11) Colonel Seeley had spoken even more emphatically in the House of Commons. After pointing out that the Swiss system was no longer compulsory in the invidious sense, but sanctioned by universal consent, he added: "But why? Not because a law was passed, but because the Swiss War Minister would say, 'if you don't do this 1 " I gladly recognize the truth of what Lord Roberts hag said in his introductory remarks, and of what was repeated by more than one subsequent speaker, that it is not a matter which ought to divide us upon what are commonly called party lines; because home defence is a common interest to all parties, and whatever can be proved to be essential for that purpose ought to be universally accepted as being beyond the region of party controversy.... The more this matter is discussed, and the more public opinion can be brought to bear upon the aspects which you have put to me to-day, the greater will be the advantage to the community, both from the point of view of safety and of educational and social problems" (Westminster Gazette, Feb. 27, 1914). Earl Curzon: "If the Government think Lord Roberts's plan a bad one, why not be willing to discuss the matter with us T Why regard the matter as taboo to the Liberal Party, as an unclean thing which in no circumstances you would touch?" Viscount Haldane: "Not from the Liberal point of view, ...
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