Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-11-14
STRONG APPEAL
MADE To IRISH
FOR ENLISTMENT
Recruiting Is Placed on New
Basis and WaStage in Oiyi-
sionS Already Secured win
Soon Be Supplied,

Dublin NOV. Recruiting I'M Irc-
land has been placed upon uev. las
sis. Hitherto the work has been en-
trusted to voluntary committees
formed in each county. with central
recruiting council for ireland. The
lord lieutenant OF county. Usually "a
peer has oocn al the head ot the
work In his county Meetings have
been held in every part of ireland.
and much zeal has been displayed by
the speakers at these assembhgos.
which have included representatives
of AN parties and crecds Tho result
has been. as announced hy Maj Gen
Lovick Friend the commander of the
forces i'm ireland the enlistment Of
$1,000 men for the infantry As the
percentage Of reflections for uufuness
has been as high as so per cent the
total number from ireland who Of
fcred themselves for service m the
army was about 10000 Ireland al
the outbreak of tho war had moro
than her proportion of men u the
army and in the reserve and this total
has been described by the highest
military authority In public letter
as magnificent" There must be nd
ded to it also lreland's recruitment FOR
the navy TO which substantial NUM-
Der OF men have gone.
A fresh appeal has been made for
more men to fill up the wastaec I'm
the Irish divisions az the front To
keep them up TO run strength a re-
cruitment OF about 900 men week
is officially stated TO be necessary,
and unless the Irish divisions are to be
filled up from Scottish and English
drafts, that number win have TO bC
found in Ireland
No difficulty, however is expected
TO arise in the matter The rate Of re-
cruitment asked for now is less than
that reached In the months Of April
and May last and experience has
taught the necessity for improved
methods which are counted upon to
make the task easier. The existing
organizations are now at an end, and
Ia new department for Irish recruit
ing has been established under the
headship of Lord Wimbornc, lord lieu
tenant Tie has appointed at chief di-
rector, Capt. r. c. Kelly. am Irish sol
dier Of distinction and what is more
Ito the purpose. an extremely keen
business man fun of energy and tact.
He came over here some months ago
as the representative of David Lloyd
Georges munitions department and
put the munition business IN ireland
we'll on its feet
New Director l. Popular.
The choice Of Captain Kelly as di-
.rector of Irish recruiting has been
warmly welcomed by both the Union
list and Nationalist newspapers
1t is likely, therefore, that the new
methods of recruiting In Ireland will
have to be based. like the old ones,
on general appeals The most effect
i've appeals addressed to 1rishmen
have been based upon the invasion Of
Belgium. The torpedoing Of the Lu-
sltania was a powerful stimulus to re-
cruitng, which was still further added
to by the sinking Of the Arabic
Ireland was chilled by action on the
part Of the military authorities such
as that which refused 10 allow tho
Irish division to provide its own col
ors. Even yet though the colonies
and the Ulster division have distinct
i've badges, the other Irish divisions
have not
There is also feeling that the eX-
poits of the Irish regiments at the
front have not had all the publicity
they deserved Except for individual
exploits such as that which gave Ser
geant OLeary the Victoria cross, they
are felt to have a poor show in the
dispatches or descriptions Of the Of
fcial witness.
Still. when an Is said, the response
Of ireland, Notwithstanding all diff
cultics is regarded as excellent, and
the avoidance of such errors as may
have been made In the past 1T is be-
lieved. will make easy what remains
to be done.