The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-10
KITCHENER SAYS
many MORE men
ARE NEEDED
Allies Sure To Win But Il vii
Take Time
ENEMY MUST Be CRUSHED
English Secretary Of War in Address
Warns the People That More
Calls For Troops viii Be Made

London Nov. 9--Scenes of extraor.
binary enthusiasm were witnessed
at the Guild hall tonight at the inaug.
ural dinner of the new lord mayor Of
London, Sir Charles Johnston, who
succeeds Sir Thomas V. Bowater.
The military men. including Lord
Kitchener, wore their service uni
forms of khaki, while the ambassad-
ors and othe' diplomats were in bril-
liant uniforms CT rank.
Confidence in the ultimate success
of the allied arms was expressed by
Earl Kitchener. who pointed out the
great issue at stake, the advantages
possessed by the allies in men and
material and in that wonderful spirit
which has never understood the mean
ing of defeat"
The British empire is now fight
ing for its existence" he said. want
every citizen to understand this card
inal fact, for only from clear concept
ion of the vast importance of the issue
at stake can come the great nations.
moral impulse without which the gov
ernments, war ministers O., even
their nayies can do but little.
"I have no complaint whatever to
make about the response to my ap-
peals for men. The progress in the
military training OF those who al
ready have enlisted is most remark
able. and the county may we'll be
proud of them, but shall want more
men and still more, until the enemy
IL crushed
Armies cannot be called together
as with the magiclan's wand, and In
the process of formation there may
have been discomforts and inconven-
fences in some cases-even downright
suffering. cannot promise that
these conditions will wholly cease but
can give you every assurance that
they have been greatly diminished
and everything that administrative
energy can do to bring them to an
end assuredly will be done
The introduction Of elaborate des-
tructive machinery with which our
enemies had so amply and carefully
supplied themselves. has been the sub
ject of much eulogy on the part OF
the military critics, but il must be re-
membered that in them after Of pre-
paration those who fix beforehand the
date OF war have considerable adj
vantage over their neighbors.
Our losses in the trenches have
been severe. but such casualties are
far from lettering the British nation
from seeing the matter through. They
will act rather as an incentive TO Brit
ish manhoodto prepare themselves TO
take the places OF those who have fal-
len.
Il think ii has now been conceded
that the British army has proved It
self to be not so contemplate and en-
CINE of war as some were disposed to
consider H.
Although our thoughts are con-
stantly directed toward the troops at
the front and the great tasks they
have in hand. it is well to remember
that the enemy will have to reckon
with the forces OF the great dominion.
the vanguard OF which we already
have welcomed in this country in the
fine body OF men forming the contin-
gents from Canada and Newfound-
land while from Australia. New Zeal
and other possessions are coming 10
quick succession. soldiers to fight for
the imperial cause And besides all
these there are training in this count
~ more than 1.250,OO0 men eagerly
waiting for a call to bear their part
In the great struggle