In 1914 why did UK send its poor, destitute to fight the Germans while accepting and paying for 200000 Belgian refugees fleeing the Germans?

Answer 1

British, especially Scottish, are better soldiers wheras Belgian refugees can do works in order to support the front lines.

Answer 2

In 1914 there was NO CONSCRIPTION. There was an army of VOLUNTEERS, like my grandfather. He and his friends were neither poor nor destitute, they were the educated working classes and patriots.

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His family TOOK IN BELGIAN REFUGEES, and visited them after the war.

Answer 3

Because the elite who are predominantly Jews don't care about ordinary people and use them like porns in a chess game to be slaughtered. 

Answer 4

It was war and we welcomed refugees because it was the civilized thing to do

England 'two world wars and one world cup do, dah dah

Those cocky germens

we Tommys said oi hun belts off trousers down time for a damn good thrashing

Answer 5

The UK sent every man to fight the Germans, not just the poor and destitute. 

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  What about the 200000 Belgians fleeing the Germans that it took in?
  

Answer 6

I'm not sure the British soldiers were necessarily poor and destitute but I'm wondering if any of the male refugees went to back to mainland Europe to join them in fighting the Germans. Like the Poles did in WW2, some even forming a Polish RAF squadron.

Answer 7

Because war is hell. 

Answer 8

Get over it. It was 105 years ago ffs.

Answer 9

Maybe the Belgians didn’t have the weapons.

Obviously not all would have fought and they need to be out of the way when the battleground is decided

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  The British conscripts did not have weapons before they were conscripted