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may be, especially in tho case ~ ,uo,
of the clerking, business and nroso.
sional classes, is proved 10y tho mum.
Der OF nervous breakdowns. The uan,
OF endurance In often not discovsro1
until men have been sent to the front
they must In these cases I've inyalldoi
home and treated in hospitals. AMI
those that are found incurablc hcco,,"
charges to the State. This raises M.
question, Ia II right to pass on Il, flo
public the~expense Of caring Tor ,,,,
who should first have been r,u,,i,I
as unfit? This question can nrlv Ian
answered In one way. Earlier an,
closer attention to the problem or mil.
tary service would have given ,no,,
time to differentiate these classes
things are under the hns,y system a,
accepting the first rush Of volunteer.
the hurry and confusion of inorch
zatiOn have rendered IL diflcul, 70 d.
tinguish.
In the United States II 10 especial,
desirable 70 spread authentic inform.
ton On the European experiences q.
volunteer training. We are 30 hati,.
ually absorbed In our " business a.
political affairs that we seldom M, M,
our eyes TO what 10 going on In the IN.
tsrnal life Of Europe: and yet wha, /.
going on IN the training camps Of H..
rope u full Of interest for those vho
are Watching the career Of voluntary
service IN the United States. Few
people step 70 consider that GERMANY
for instance. has recruited large vo,un
teer forces, In addition to her press.s
lcviea, and the physique and endur.
sncs Of these volunteers have been
studied with the utmost care. II II
most gratifying to fnd that volunteers
have proved their worth under the
most trying conditions.
A comparison between the EnR,,sh
and German volunteer systems IL ,
useful way Of reaching the pith Of N.
matter. In England the volunteer
training camps have proved Infinitely
the biggest voluntary recruiting
agency In the country. They awoks
the military spirit and sent 1000, Ooo
men to the colors. In the last issue o,
the Spectator there IL the following
summary Of the military qualities o,
the volunteers: What they have done
In trench work alone without cost 70
the State Is q monument To their self.
sacrifice and power OF work. Again
In making themselves proficient. both
In drill and craftsmanship. thei-
achievement. considering the d~ifncul,i.,
they have had 10 encounter. IL li,,.-
short Of q marvel" The dificultes
mentioned are full OF instruction f.
the United States. They consisted of
the want of arms. rifles, eQuipment
and uniforms.
The German picture IL different. t.
Germans alone have published stat.
tic and figures showing the oual.f,
tons Of volunteers. The medical -
aminat.ons were more difficult tia
the ordinary examination Of recru'
who In doubtful cases can be consicir
70 the Landsturm or can be referred e.
u subsequent examinatio As t.
German tactics depend so much ,r
march discipline and speed. the erdut-
Hnce or volunteers was tested in ever
possible way The recruits We,
r!asscd rs follows: % Perfect, 4.
FOR active service; go NJ for so.,
branches Of the service. garrison d't
tor example: t3 perfectly unh fen
service; az Mt present unfit Tor e,
vice but capable of service In "A slp'
time II properly trained. Tho prop
lions Of the different classes were -.
- and IS per cent. The prcpog'iu
varied with age. the highest being '..
tween the ages OF 81 ana 80. Nnn.
teers from the working and 'ahu~.r