The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10

it was when the war broke out and when he made his first appeal for recruits, Earl
 Kitchener declared, but he added the po-
 stion was still serious, and he made an
 urgent call for men to fill up the gaps
 which had been made in the ranks of the army.
 Now Have Equipment
 While at the commencement of the war the British were short of equipment. Earl Kitchener made the statement that now the war office was able to equip all men enlisting. ,tssts.s-
 Lord Kitchener's motor ride to the Guild hall untethered British enthusiasm. The scene has had no precedent in London since the outbreak of the war. Handker- chiefs were waved and hundreds of thou sands cheered the war secretary as he passed through an uninterrupted avenue of yelling men. women and children.
 Earl Kitchener's subject was on the need of further recruiting for the army.
 The enthusiasm of the meeting and the
 crowds which appeared were ascribed to
 the public's spontaneous desire to demon
 strate It's confidence in the field marshal
 in the face of the attacks on him by a section of the British press. We require more men and still more men, said Earl Kitchener, but the situ-
 alton in this respect Is immea bly, bet ter now than 1t was 10 months ago. The
 military position today, however, is as serious as it was then
 Hitherto the remarks I have found 1t necessary to make on recruiting have been mainly addressed to the public, but have felt that the time now has come when I may with advantage make an- other and larger demand on the resources of English manhood in the House of Lords
 Enjoying I do the privilege of a free man of this great city. I am sure my words uttered in the heart of London will spread broadcast throughout the na- tion."
 Praises Canadians The secretary referred to the bravery | of the Indian forces and the Canadians, and continued:
 "In the Dardanelles the Australians | and New Zealanders combined already | have achieved a feat of arms almost | unexampled in brilliancy. and are push | ing the campaign to a successful con clusion.
 1 "In each of these great dominions new and large contingents are bein 2 | prepared while South Africa, not con- | tent with the successful conclusion of an arduous campaign in Southwest Africa is now offering large forces to engage the enemy in the main thea Ire of the war.
 Strengthened by the unfliching sup- | port of our fellow citizens across the seas. we seek to develop our own mil itary resources to their utmost limits and this Is the purpose which brings us together today"
 There still remains a vital need | for men to fill the ranks of our ar- l mics and 1t Is to emphasize this point and bring 1t home to the people of l this country that I have come here When took up the office I hold I did so as a soldier and not as politician and I warned my fellow countrymen that the war would not {, only be arduous but long Tn one of my earliest statements made after the 1 beginning of the war I said that should require more men and still | more' until the enemy is crushed re- peat that statement today with even greater insistence.
 "All the reasons which led me to think in August, 1914. that this war would be prolonged one hold good at the present time. It is true that we are in an immeasurably better sit uation now than we were 10 months ago, but our position today Is at least as serious as 1t was then.
 'It is true that Germany's long preparation enabled her to utilize her whole resources from the very com. mencement of the war, while our policy Is one of gradually increasing our eff fective forces. It might be said with truth that she must decrease whilsl we must increase.
 Constant Flow of Recruits "'From the first there has been a sat. isfactory and constant flow of recruits and the falling off in numbers recent
 -ent in the recruiting returns
 has been, believe. in great degree