New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-31
Boys of IS Lie to Get in Army,
While Eligible Men Shirk Duty
British Woman Widowed by War Pleads in Vain for Re-
crus and Army Captain Denounces Street Audience
for Cowardce He Cites Inspiring Examples

. and that at the end we got just five
recruits? 10 you know that London
has the poorest recruiting record for
its size in the whole Of England? Do
YOU wonder that the French laugh at
US ."
Some one interrupted to ask why
Canada hadn't sent more men.
Canada Do you want her 10 fight
this war for US? She has done nobly
and she's going to do more. Come out
from behind those pettieoats and let
me see you"
That ended the questions for mo-
ment and he began to ask some on his
own account
Do you know that there are 100000
unmarried men not doing munition
work who haven't yet enlisted? DO
you know that We have 10 watch closely
to keep the boys of fifteen and the
men Of sixty from slipping into KHAKI
They lie like troopers, and God bless
them. they would win the war for us
if the regulations permitted them TO
join Don't hide behind he women.
They would join, too. if we could take
them. Don't be like the sixteen-year-
old jew boy who said he had no King
and no country and so he wouldn't
fight"
ZUO,uOU jews IN Army.
Don't you iare attack the Jews!"
shouted a woman.
My dear woman. | admire and re-
spect them" was his quick reply. I'VE
have 100000 of them in the British
army, and they fight as well as any Of
US. One Of them has already won the
Y. c. II | have offended you, ! apollo
gize. Please allow me TO cor tinue."
tprrs e l.
the captain at least two minutes to
appease her.
"Do you think ! enjoy this job? Do
you know why ! am here? Because
the trade unions say that if we go
on recruiting we shall get the $4,000
men Lord Kitchener wants every week
Does this look like IL? Are you all
blighters and towards. | can't be-
lieve 1t, but must unless one of
you young fellows has the nerve to
come up here and sign.
what Is Britain Coming to-"
"Have you any questions? Do you
want 20 know about pay and separa-
tion allowances We treat our men
well in the British army and We don't
forget the folks al home. What No
questions? What is Britain coming
20? ! thought Britons always asked
questions"
He talked for twenty minutes. Then
the crowd which had been growing all
the time and which had interrupted
his words several times with cries
Of approval. dispersed. perhaps only
; 20 gather again before some other
speaker In some other section OF the
city.
steals Bicycle 10 Enlist.
This captains mention Of the fact
that young boys and old men were do
ing everything 20 get into the army
recalls the chrOnic.ing Of two curl
Gus incidents IN the report Of the
Prison Commission, recently made
public. in connection WITH eriIs,ments.
One nan who had offended against
the law procured. by cash payment.
a substitute who said he he'd COM
mitted the crime. thus enabling the
real culprit 20 enlist Another man
made Off with a bicycle in order TO
ride 20 recruiting station twenty
miles away.
The same report ascribes the large
decrease In prison sentences in 1914
mainly 90 enlistments, with the re-
striction Of the sale OF liquor and
the great demand for labor as con-
tributory causes. The repor, shows
that in 1914 sentences were imposed
o.. 1928 PERSONS in the United X ng
dom. decrease from the previous year
Of more than $1,000.