KITCHENER'S PRAISE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 714, 13 January 1910, Page 5

KITCHENER'S PRAISE.

YOUNG AUSTRALIA.* ~- MILITABY APTITUDE—MECHOD OS ' TBAINING. By Telegraph—Press Association —Oocyrljrht. Melbourne, January 12. ■ The Federal .Ministry entertained • . Field-Marshal: lord Kitchoncr atadinnor in Parliament House. Lord Chclm& ... . ford,.- Acting Governor-General ofAustralia,' presided . over a distinguished 1 ■■ gathering.' ■ '■ , ' ■ \ The Hon. A. Deakin, Prirao Minister, . . , proposed -;the, health of tho guest! In, 1 * the course of his remarks lie 'said: "I .. .-*•' 1 am convinced that before Lord Kitchener [. has . left he will havo , summed;; up tho; 0- : 1 .elomohts .of tho defence'problem .in 'suoh/ 22': ; a fashion that wo. may-at least . fed ; Y, that our foot has found , the right and - . : l; straight path.- Under his guidancewo-,.' , hopo fx; essay. that organisation of.- the 1.. j. land - forces 'which will, couple their do--3 velopment. with those of the'; naval : •• • strength." ' 2:7'■/!; 77^'; Best Rato Material in the World. -' ..Lord Kitchener,- in his reply, ■ reiterated; '-'-'v t ': .that -ho had been • much'--, struck;.with ■ the very sfomg and widespread deter- ; mination. existing, in Australiafor an ■' efficient, citizen force. Tho. -want- of '} " population was.a difficulty to bo care- ' . : :: fully Considered,. but Australia possessed: • fi^^rate;material 'on. which vto work."' ''-: 0. In no' other conntry in. tho world' dij - f'ie young men show such natural quafi- • 1•: ileations upon -.which, build a military , career. .A .great..deal- of tho training , ' that; in. the. ordinary, course \was.:neces-" ; ; .; sary- to obtain-'on efficient soldier waa ' already part of their daily life Ha ad- ' vised^ that,the, excellent natural charac- i\->. : . ttristics of young. Australia should carefully preserved, and went on-4o ras« : j the importance : of establishing a. high. - 7 : .class primary, military;;educa tionat sya-';'' |.. for .tho. training; of officers.' 2:'2':2'hi- [ Aim High, and Spend Wisely, *: . There was no reason, the-Field-Marshal: - ' 1. declared, why; the national forccs. of tralia *. should not make their-' standard; ' ;: ' of efficiency on a par .with, if not higher/iV- | -than,"those of tho military Powers of'"- : i ) Huropo and. elsewhere,' but they ..could ; not expect immediate results if tlicy,;. \ at a; high: ideal.- Time was. nee- '■'■ ' ossary for the new methods, to take effect.. During .the -. transition - period they would : ■ h""" 6 to dense means 'to gradually; gel; - V ? uro ai | improved ' organisation . withont : .' .with- its' development; ''After'V : uttering a- warning against indulging ■ in' - unnecessary ppense, Lord Jutchener'.dov .* • clared that if the work.-wero thoroughly.. - ;■ ' done-he did not-.think'a national'army 27 ■ . organised on . sound lines need bring• - undue, strain /on the financial' resources !; M - of the country. ; ; V- > - *; * -. .*- -•-.. j ' Sir . Georgo; Rcid; roused ' much ; merri- ', :7: I - mont by. announcing, that he had in-; / . tended to propose a scheme of natioa«i'V defence, but : Lord ICitchoner. had- inter- ; cepted him at every .point. - v WHAT WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN IN NEW ZEALAND, Although nothing definita has' yet boca\-' ' ' announced with regard to'the'Govern---ments,intentions in.coniieotion. with th«" '. '■ ■ T^? r ? a —"■ yisitV-'of-V Field-Marshal- fiord; 5; : ■U. :lutehelier, ;it be as -fairly certaiu. that-, operations somewhat similar \, : to .thoso arranged ' for troops -in ' , --- ; Qacenslaind. and New South Wales will ;■ be .carried out.- The -Field-Marshal seems ;. ,- ■ : ,"-.ne;mqM"ithan?Mti^ei;.mth''itheVedibre' : , ;: %^ of. tho soldier ih.the ranks—the * ; - > raw;. material | is". promising: His : ohief: • ■ .. anfeety appears.' to'.'bo the officors, and 5 operations-' offer .the best, means'^ l '- 1 V-. ■ hib ])27i L true value.': Itis-then that ho weighed. ~ i l, in- -.the -balance,; his, : capacity ior initia-... .. '. L ' tive.- put. to; therproofj .thev discipline of :2 his, command thoronghly tested, and- hiß '' . knowledge of: :olementai7, field 'tactics laid bare'.:,' .Farhest study.-, of -model ■' operation ' orders; "appreciations - /flfsituations^".^'wi: !■ praotico . turn-outs,-,; and;.' Y t of the ' ability ; for achieving . what ." the Americans, call--a,,"quick:get : away?.'. may.'' be ; occupy;, the .-.thoughts and 22 ■ .of '.local ;offioers : ,-3miiur- , 'tho7P. i; i ! 'i , .next; few;.weeks.;. : 'H : .'.V :