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Unfortunately a great many more than the negligible quantity, quite

apart from the exempted trades, refused the call, and the Government then kept their bargain by introducing, passing, and putting into operation a Compulsory Bill. These are the plain facts, and they cannot give any foundation for a charge of broken faith. The exemptions on public grounds, we.confess, were a huge blunder, and appear to have caused a more rapid calling out of the Derby married groups than was anticipated. As a matter of fact, however, the military situation would have demanded the calling out of the married men even if not one unmarried man had been exempted. The need for men, more men, and still more men is imperative, unless we are prepared to risk bleeding to death by a protracted war.

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