MILITARY SERVICE.
United States and Great Britain.
17. Mr. KING asked the Under-Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs whether
United States citizens of Military age
in this country are under orders, are
desired, or are expected to return to
America to do military service there;
whether British subjects in the United
States are being called to register for
military service there; if so, whether
Irishmen in the United States are
differently treated from British
subjects with domicile in the United
Kingdom; and whether any convention or
registration of men for military service
has been or will be concluded?
Lord R. CECIL: I have no information
with regard to the first part of the
question. As to the second part, the
hon. Member is no doubt aware that the
United States Congress recently passed
an Act permitting the Governments of
the Allies to recruit their nationals
on the soil of the United States. In
virtue of this Act, a British Commission
is at present carrying among British
subjects in the United States are of
course at liberty to enlist in the
British Army if they wish to do so.
No convention with the United States of
the kind referred to in the last part
of the question has yet been concluded.
I cannot at present say whether one will
be concluded.
