Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

came this war. Sam Hughes, major gem
cral by virtue of his Cabinet office, became
the man of the hour. The military establish
ment was infintesmal, but this man, who
has won the title of Sam, the militia crank"
was ready to deliver the goods. He has
raised and equipped and trained the 10000
soldiers who have undying fame at
LangemarCk and Fcstubert on the battle
fields of France and Belgium and though his
achievement has brought him knighthood
the Canadian people are still calling him.
from long habit, Colonel Sam" Sam" he
was chrstcned. not Samuel"
The Dominion Parliament has decided to
bring the quota up to 100000. That is equiv
alcnt in the United States, to enlisting
equipping and training force of 100000
fighting men. The task across the border is
Colonel SANS From the beginning he has
addressed himself to the work with almost
faultless efficiency and with splendid success
Conscription is not in prospect. The first
rush for enlistment has passed but the
appeal to patriotism and the Hughes method
of meeting the situation are still effective.
On short notice it was necessary to
mobilize an army of 10000 men. There was
first the mechanical transport problem
Hughes looked over list of automobile men
and picked out II. A. Russell. Hughes handed
Russell piece of paper few inches square
and covered with notes. The conversation
has been reported as follows
Obstacles Ignored
There" said Hughes. That's a memo
randum of what Wen need in the way of
mechanical transport. | want that looked
after and / want all the stuff ready by Sep
tember 22"
But Colonel -" protested Russell, "it's
absolutely impossible. 1t can't be done"
Hughes looked up.
What did I tell you to come to ottawa
for?" he snapped ITO tell me that?"
But Colonel Hughes there are heavy
trucks and light trucks, different kinds of
bodies, different types of motors required
repair shops TO go with each unit, spare
parts, spare "
Never mind the list" retorted Hughes Il
wrote II myself / know what 1t says What
| want is the work done. It must be done
by the ED. That is all. Good morning."
Everything was ready schedule time
1t was the same way with railway transpor-
taton. Soldiers came pouring into the train
ing camp at Valcartier at the rate OF 10
trainloads a day. There were problems of
lighting draining and equipplng the great
camp. For each branch OF the work OF
mobilizing and getting the soldiers ready
for service Hughes called some able man 10
his assistance, refused to listen to objec-
ttOns and treated him a colossus of
capability to whom nothing was impossible.
He took 1t for granted that every demand
could be and would be fulfilled. And so II
turned out. Hughes left details 10 others. in
spring them with his own industry and de-
termination. To his subordnates he yields
the praise, He is not a boaster. but a
worker AS for red tape, as we have in
dicated, he doesn't know that such a thing
exists
Hughes Bids the Boys GOOd-by
One OF the great problems connected with
raising a volunteer army and sending It off
TO fight Is the problem Of oficering Il we'll
We have spoken OF Hughes as a militia
crank" The results OF his crankiness came
in handy last fall. He hadn't given Canada
q standing army establishment OF any con-
siderable proportions, but through a small
esfa iahnaeuf he had trained a goodI, a,tr,I.y