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More Compromise. Reluctantly, Prime Minister King gave in. He told the House that 16,000 of the Dominion's 60,000-odd zombies would be compelled to go overseas in the next few months. But they would go only to Europe (not to the Pacific war). And only "to the extent necessary." They would not go at all, should sufficient volunteers turn up. Great Compromiser King had compromised again...
...policy for a quarter-century, would not soon forget or easily forgive his sudden conversion to conscription. The 69-year-old Prime Minister would probably survive a vote of confidence in the House of Commons. But his new policy might prove politically costly in the long run. A Dominion election must be held soon. Unless he could somehow regain the support of Quebec, Mr. King's chances of returning to office as Prime Minister appeared slim indeed...
...Prime Minister spoke his mind first, in a Dominion-wide broadcast. He told Canadians that there was no overall shortage of army reinforcements. The only shortage, he said, was in the infantry, which suffered unexpectedly high casualties in Europe (see below). This shortage will be repaired, he said: 1) by more recruiting; 2) by trying to persuade home-defense draftees ("zombies") to volunteer for overseas service...
Answering charges of "disgraceful national failure," Mr. King insisted, rightly that the Dominion has made an impressive war contribution...
Meanwhile there was another casualty in the Dominion's military hierarchy. Lieut. General Kenneth Stuart, chief of staff overseas, had backed Mr. Ralston's arguments for compulsory overseas service. Last week General Stuart was "on leave," soon would follow Mr. Ralston into retirement...