LORD HALDANE.
OPPOSED TO COMPULSORY
SERVICE
LONDON, November 25
Lord Haldane, speaking at Caxton Hall, said' it was Britain's duty.: to defend -one Empire and encourage distant parts to defend themselves. The time might come when Canada, Australia and South Africa not only would do so but would assist one another, to take care of the Motherland also. He strongly opposed every form of compulsory service. To give the suggested few months' compulsory training would require an enormous number of vofficers, and he did not know where they Were to be found. He was convinced that the Army and Navy must, be . professional. . Britons ' did extraordinary things at a pinch, but were the funkiest nation in peace time. They caw bogeys behind every bush. If a policy to provide for every contingency were carried' out it would mean national bankruptcy. He did not believe tho anyone wanted to meddle with Britain.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8725, 26 November 1913, Page 5
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