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are armlets Of much the same kind as
are worn by men OF the starred class
above described. such as NUM-
ton workers. railroad servants. &c.
also by men who have volunteered and
are found to be medically unfit. or by
soldiers invaded out Of the service on
medical grounds. The armlet signi-
fies that no matter what the qualitica-
lions or disqualifcations Of the wearer
his services are at the disposal Of the
Government. Every n entitled 70 an
armlet In required To- wear II. and those
who wear one without authority are
severely punished with fine and I'M
pr%isonfnent.
The result OF this is that only the
~"slackers," that is to say the men
qualified for service but who have de-
clined to serve, remain without an
armlet. and their existence n made
such a burden to them by their fellow
citizens, they arr to such a degree in
suited everywhere. by men. and es-
pecially by women and children. as
towards. that they scarcely dare SHOW
their faces in public anywhere, ana
end by enlisting in order TO escape
the shame and ignominy with which
they are pursued.
Neither Lord Derby o yet the
Government Is willing TO. give out the
| number Of recruits that have been
| obtained by these recruiting methods
| But IL In known that he issued over
two million blue cards. keeping an
equal number Of their white dupli-
| Gates at the War Department. and II
ia generally understood that nearly al
the two million blue cards have been
exhausted and have attained their OBJ
! ject. The success Of the scheme . 9
great feather In the cap OF Lore
Derby.
Among the considerations that have
contributed to it's popularity has been
the policy Of calling upon n un'
! married men, in preference to fathers
OF families. and upon the younger
before the older men. Another rea
son Is that II has nabled tens o.
, thousands Of youiig men to enlist WI
were willing to join but VINO ~er'
prevented from doing so by their EN-
p,oyers. Any employer who now re
fuses to permit clerks, &C. In his ser
vice to enlist Is taken in hand by IN
local recruiting committee, where tn
| boycott and other methods are quick!
| found 10 bring him TO terms.
Lord Derby IL one OF the very rev
really intimate friends ~ King George
and had the management or the roya
racing stud during the year OF mourn
ing that followed the death OF EdWar'
VII. A Conservative and married u
Lady Alice Montague. sister OF tn
late Duke Of Manchester and a lad
In waiting to Queen Mary. he oc
cupies much the same place in IN
regard Of his oountrymen as that en-
loved by the late Duke Of Devonshirs
He is looked upon as personifying a
the peculiar characteristics. the ethics
the tastes. the preJudices and perhap
also some Of the faults Of his feIloN
countrymen That Is why he Is 80 uni
versally trusted and liked.
As an illustration Of his characte
7 may mention that some years ago.
vas in 1911, he vas summoned AS
witness uy Baron Maurice de F1res
IN the SANDER suit brought by tho LAT
ter IN London against his mother-i
lav.. the Dowaxer Lady Gerard. an
against her brother. Harry Miner. TIL
anxiety Of the Baron TO have Lor
. Derby as a witness was duo 10 III
fact that the Earl enjoys - high
reputation for integrity and honor tha
!; he falt sure that II the head OF N