The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-10
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LONDON, July 9-Lord Kitchener
opened a new recruiting campaign with
a speech in the Guildhail to-day. The
Secretary for War was greeted with the
greatest enthusiasm. a demonstration
regarded as intended to show the public
confidence in him In spite Of recent at
tacks by a part Of the press.
Hundreds of thousands Of persons
thronged the streets through which Lord
Kitchener motored. and the city Of Lon
avenue for his automobile.
we require more men and still more
men, Lord Kitchener said. but the
situation In this respect is UNNECESSARILY
better now than 1t was ten months ago
The military position to-day, however.
is as serious as 1t was then"
Lord Kitchener paid II tribute TO the
bravery of the indian forces and the
Canadians and continued
AT the Dardanelles the Australians
and New Z%ealanders already have ac-
complished a feat OF arms almost un-
exampled In brilliancy and are pushing
the campaign to "A successful conclusion.
In each OF these great dominions new
and large contingents are being pre-
pared, while South Africa, not content
with the successful conclusion Of an
arduous campaign in southwest Africa.
is now offering large forces to engage
the enemy in the main theatre of the
war.
ID to Utmost Limit.
strengthened by the unhinching sup
port OF our fellow citizens across the
seas we are seeking to develop our own
military forces to their utmost limits"
OF the three things necessary to the
successful prosecution OF modern war,
men. material and money, Lord Kitch-
ener said that the new loan was supply
ing money with further marked success
and that the Ministry OF Munitions was
handling its work in a highly satisfac-
tory way.
There still remains a vital need foy
men to I'LL the ranks Of our armies
he said. When l took up the office I
hold I did so as "A soldier n not as
a politician, and | warned my fellow
countrymen that the war would be not
only arduous but long. l said that
should require more men and still more
men until the enemy Is crushed I re-
peat that statement to-day with even
greater insistance.
IAN the reasons which led me to
think in August. 1914. that this wal
would be "A prolonged one hold good at
the present time. II Is true that we are
In An immeasurably better situation now
than We were ten months ago but our
position to-day is at least as serious
as II was then.
"Germany's long preparation enabled
her to utilize her whole resources from
the very of the war.
while our policy is one Of gradually in
creasing our effective forces. II might
be said with truth that she must de-
crease. while We must increase
Arms In Plenty Now.
Lord Kitchener said that from the
first there had been "A satisfactory and
constant flow Of recruits. and that the
recent falling off in numbers was due
in great degree to circumstances OF
a temporary character" The lack OF
arms. he said. had held back troops
keen to take their places in the field.
w now happily have reached a
period" he went on. when IL can be
said that this drawback has been sur
mounted and that the troops I'm train
ing can be supplied with sufficient arms
and material to turn them out efficient
soldiers. Now we are able to clothe and
equip all recruits as they come In. n
thus the call for men no longer is re-
stricted by any limitation.
1T IL AN axiom that the larger an
army Is the greater is It's need OF an
ever swelling number CT men OF re-
cruituble age to maintain its full
strength. yet al the same time the
supply OF those very men is automati-
cally decreasing.
THE time has now come Wen m
thins more is required TO insure the
being fully met, and to enable the
large reserve of men imperatively re-
CURED for the proper conduct Of the
war to he formed and trained.
THE dimensions OF the new army al
ready have reached a figure which only
a 5. ort while ago would have been
considered utterly unthinkable. but
there is a tendency perhaps to overlook
the fact that these large armies require
still larger reserves to make good the
waStage at the trent.
'Anf one tdlTbt lkloIt t"c WI
tainty that our requirements In this
respect will be large, continuous ana
persistent for one feels that our gal
liant soldiers In the fighting lire ar"
reckoning with an urgency at once inn
perious and pathetic to those who re-
main at home to come out and play their
part too.
THE recruiting meetings. the marches
and unwearied labors Of the recruiting
officers, committees and individuals
have borne good fruit, but We must g.
a step further to attract and attach in
divIduals who from shyness or other
causes have not yet yielded to their own
patriotic impulses.
When the registration Is completed
We shall anyhow be able 10 note the
men between the ages of ~ and 40 who
are not required for munition or other
necessary industrial work, and are there
fore available II physically fit for the
fighting line.
steps will he taken to approach with
a view to enlistment all possible candi-
dates for the army, unmarried men to
be- preferred before the married men, as
far as may be.
Urges Employers to Act.
THE work of completing the regis-