The sun., 1914-09-01
BRITAIN PREPARING
TO FIGHT ON TO END
Defeat Of French Won't Mean
End Of War-"Peace on
Our Terms"
KITCHENER LOOKS AHEAD
Plans to Keep Up Fight by
Building Up a Big. Eff
cicnt Army.
KITCHENER LOOKS AHEAD

LONDON. ANC. -3--Ih" military cOrre-
.aoriou, ot the London Times con-
tributes to a recent issue OF that paper
q forecast uf Lord kitchencrs plans for
"sceirg the country through this war"
r., correspondent begins by pointing out
tina. the country is ia for the greatest
war IN It's history and that Lord Kitchener
docs not NOW md under his hand the
means for wtging war on great scale
W. ere uIh,ug nation In arms of
s,voutv million people, he says. and we
hay, no good reason to suppose that they
t,,, auy otr.r object In life than to crush
IL t.,y can lie continues.
"Frairn has already thrown the whole
al her mluNo i into the war. She can
d. no moe. t,d exc, pt for her new con
fuscnt OF recruits she cannot even In
,rcss. hy J man her power In the field
Russia - "a mighty Power, with inn
in,ns" ctldci'y TO- defence, but with un-
tied Offensive powers. We may beat
back the German attack. but behind the
fret German l.u"s a.e immense reserves.
and We must take It that Germany will
ngit this fisat through to the last breath
OF man and horse
In such conditions the war may he
long Lord N.tchencrs duty iu any case
Is TO prepar, our land forces so that
they mag not only second the efforts OF
our friends by weak continGcnts but by
Their siead!l, expanding numbers and
constantly increasing efficiency enable Us
o. play part worthy of England IN
lie war and at tn" peace inn. Sc terms
most consonant with our interests. II
at the peace there Is a weakened France,
q commanding Russia ard negligible
England We shall only have voice In the
terms equal to the weight OF our sword.
which viii he slight.
A. the base OF Lord Kitchonsrs plans
le. the need for preparing for long war.
lie may quito couDc.vahly have 10 employ
800 O00 additional men. and II Is possible
That when other overs have exhausted
themselves W shall he. as We have been
IN the past, most capable Of continuing
tho war There must he no question Of
peace except on our terms Even II all
our allies were struck down W. should
cortlnu. the war. and no disasters must
jfir ght us.
Cr'.ln thir:s Lord Kitchener ,lnaut
and docs no. mral to change. The recu-
la- army ami It's cSpelitionary force. as
"ell a. ~, special reserve destined TO feed
~ may not he all Lord Kitchener would
hive ~ shed. but IL * an instrument Of
merit and viii remain as it is
A. the land forces available for over
sea service must he incrDa ased and as 4
large part en-: the territorial force II will
.ng 90 20 abroad Lord Kitchener proposes
10 divide tn' territorial force into two
titegus.,s. thos' able and willing to serve
.1ruaa Hu' IA ST. whose business or occu-
Iltious absolutely preclude them from 20
Goug "..re is no iuvidious distinction
drawn tweu TN" two categori"s nor any
suggestion that the one consists If nner
fellow than the other Both categorl, 2
srr rtr Ped, :pr IL viii always be necessary
ihrougIou, the war 70 maintain a consid-
cradle sore. upon homo service, and in
fact, I0g every man required abroad two
may hr needed At home,
T. Is not. apparently, Lord Kitchener's
'doa to break up the existing organization
IN an" way. The coast defence troops the
divisions and brigades, the units. the local
defence forces on the coast and the central
force VIII all retain their positions in the
lone d fence scheme. Rut Lord Kitchener
asks men of good will with no binding ties
- home 20 step forward, and with these he
proposes TO organize and hold ever ready
90 least two waiting divisions 10 supple
ment, II necessary, the over sea force.
Zach division Of terrtorlals can supply
units OF various arms to fuifll this miss Ion.
and when the time comes they will form
separate div!sions-the fifteenth. sixteenth
and IN on-and he specially trained until
they are At TO take part In the war.
There IL no idea In Lord Kitchener $
the war furnace He will keep roster OF
units In which tho place OF each one will
depend upon the degree of efficiency
which II has attained. and those most
e''ic'ent will be given the place of honor
IN war. Those ready 10 serve abroad
VIII be raised as soon AZ practicable to
me standard required for fighting with
r"gular troops those who stay in Eng
ana will also be continuously trained,
but will be given latitude for going home
tNo or three days In the fortnight TO
'uend to their affairs
" IS not as present proposed to recruit
ne territorial force over It's existing es-
PUNISHMENT but directly the Fifteenth
pFis'on Is as assemhled. preparatory to SER
wee III" units watch have supplied 1t Will
ne permitted n recruit up to strength.
Ihus the ter. '.rtl force without altering
rs character VIII continually throw off
'esh divisions for service abroad. II need
scarcely be added that the service OF the
territorial force In war will bestow upon
i's regiments a distinction which they
nave not hitherto secured In the public
mind
Not the least valuable contingent OF
mo eventual over sea army will be com
posed ot the forces which the domlnons
have proposed 10 send to our assistance
'nese VIII be composed of complete di-
VISIONS from Australia and Canada and
I !1'Er rpnt!ngents from other dominOns
NhHe india is also allotting certain divi-
N"N' 70 the work OF the empire.
Lastly Lord Kitchener's new army is
80 %" an army raised for the war auo
nsodn'ed at the peace. 1t is enlisted
''r thr'e years or for the term OF tn,
wa and whenever the war ends the army
w" disappear. In view OF the present
o.ff recruiting the first 100, 900 mon vii
'' made up IN a week or a fortnight: 8
f''1 number OF officers and y. c. o.
""N hc'n found to train the force, anC
:, great IS the driving power of the new
"'i Secretary that the new army ma,
I''''F b." ready for the field IN II,
months
j, VIII supply us with that regular army
O. ""nc which Is i necessity to our po
'."'h' ana II the war drags on very pos
S.''s q second and a third new army may
o' created, so that each year there vii
U' more divisions ready for service II