Arizona republican., 1915-07-10
Field Marshal Receives Re markable Ovation from the Public When He Makes Another Appeal for Men
MEN, MORE MEN;
 CRUSH ENEMY
Rciterates Earlier Appeal and Says While Country is in Better Shape Than Months Ago, is Still in Need of More Help
GAssocIArED PRESS DIsPArcHl

-'N---~ LONDON. July 9-Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, wnose conduct of the war office is criticised in certain section of the British press, received a remarkable ovation from the public when he visited London Guildhal to make an appeal for recruits and par ticularly for reserves for the great army he has raised since the out break of the war The crowds as sembled to welcome Kitchener shout ed their confidence, as he drove along troop-lined streets. while the meeting at Guildhall unanimously voted con ndeuce. Kitchener said the great need was men. material and money.
 Money is being raised by loan with success. he said and he assured the meeting that the question of material is being dealt with in a highly sat isfactory manner by new ministry Of munitions. There stil remains the vital need of men he declared.
 Men more men," he said. until the enemy is crushed.' The country is in a better position than it was when the war broke out he said, and he made his first appeal for recruits. He added the position. is still serious and made an urgent call for men to fill the gaps which have been made in the ranks Of the army.
 While at the commencement of the war the British were short of equip ment. Kitchener announced the war office is now able to equip all the men cnlistne on moving vote of thanks pledgins London to support him. Sir Edward Carson. attorney general. answered the section of the British press which has recently been attacking the war minister At the conclusion Sir Edward said: "Volun- tary recruiting is new on trial Does anyone doubt if it fails that we will hesitate to apply compulsory service'
 The text of Kttchener's speech fol- lows in Tart:
 Hitherto the remarks I have found t necessary to make on recruiting have been mainly addressed to the house of lords l-utI felt that the time has come when I may with advantage make an other and larger demand on the re- sources Of English manhood
 Enjoying as I do the privilege of free man in this great city I am sure my words. uttered in the heart of Lon don, will spread broadcast throughout the nation"
 SrecifEing three things necessary to conduct 3 modern war successfully, men. material and money. Lord Kitch- encr said the government with it's new loan "as supplying money with final and marked success and that the min istry or munitions is handling it's work in a highly satisfactory manner
 There still remains he continued vital need for men to fill the ranks of our armies and it is 10 emphasize this point md bring if home to the people of this country that I have come here.
 When l took up the office I hold. cid so as a 5oldier, not as a politician. and l warned my fellow countrymen that the war would not only be arduous but long In one of my earliest state ments made after the beginning of the war ] said l should require more men and sill more, until the enemy is crushed. I repeat that statement with even greater insistence
 "All tfe reasons which led me to think in August. 1914, that this war would he prolonged one hold good at the present time It is true we are in an immeasurably better situation now man Wa were ten months ago. but our