COLONIAL SOLDIERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 5

COLONIAL SOLDIERS.

£|;J||atpa;l^ ,--;;|i:*As ;. : ;\E^he'ner/.-' speakingifJit ? the //dlnnerVten-i :y; dejed, in Melbburge/bn January*ll;'by; the y -Federal :Min'isl^ Si %pres'siqns of; i giuKjise ';and/Zih/^s^^Thb-f ollowing is :>/.the4'ull tekt : ../rl.Wjl.'wish; in'.th'e^ffrsirplace,/.tt' : V, Wyernment.:/bf ; /.;:thOTC'ihvitatidny : ;/;::foi'i;the.-TOniplimeht//theyJhave:-:paid:/:me i';.iiiiyasking/that,/ after, seeing' ; citizen' ;>.iqrc'es pf/this country) I ; should give'them/ -//; thej/benefit of ;-;ihy Vexperioiice -. in','miiitaryj ■-> matters;:S(He'ar,' lieai-.y/'iDuring 1 -iny - stay' -.'; : . in;2Aiistralia v I;-; have,;. been - much - struck & by//the";very;strong^and/widespreadvdetcr-; ;/.,nijha"tipn"which'fexist3..:in-,the country/to 'P have' an efficient:citizen.forcei/and also/by i/-thef hopes/ithatjl tbh/;heardvi V,, pressed- that: the): Dbienee ; ;Bill?.which you'; /tthaye/sb- recently;/ Parlia-; -:; intent" will;.be'/the.: iqund'ation't on '■ which" i-.gßU.ch'/af orce /will' be/egtablishe'd'ahd maih-/.ftoined.i-iThat./Bill'/postulates :the: recogni-; :;-:tiqn\by;.the;,citizen//and:,by: i the' State, of, ,-; "dury-ydf ',;-. trained ;.tbv:deWnd -' his .country, either; on: >/;.lahd/or.'sea. 1 //(Hear-hear.)/ ; >"l>-"/ , v

// ! f,;J'/' i //;^LFJr s <-i'ate'^Material.: ';,;■■ /■/:;' : /- ; /.: ;.,^"lt/isno:easy,task : for ,>■ newcomer, ,un : :cawkre/-bf the;/many/-ihterests'invplved and * local'difficulties'to.'b'e: met/to :make pre;:pa>ations:^hichji^iirf:;in'';the::most;;ecq-/ , nomical • and //advisable / manner', //produce/ :the; natiohal./force :•;- that' any of : : mine; Vwheri; I;amablei'tp;'formulato iny ideas,-on- paperi;j^l';be^erlb.oked.i;.;The.want:"of:popula-' especi-' • aUy-in'mitfy parts .of,this'splendid;coun- ;' try,' has /to '.be::cafe-,-fully?considered.;//(Hear,';,hear,)'r' ;...,--:./.;. -.'■/vßut. l think'/limayJsayVthat'you : have -ibt'/first-rate I material «dn:.:.which:to.wqrkv ,(Hear,:;heaf;),;'/In;nb„bther. country: in.'the /jßprhV.as,';far; as, I/;khbw';'/: do/ ..the /; young : ;ipatipns"on';'yhich'.'tb.base :their;inilitafy, ,;career.SAigTeat"deal;qf the' training/that, i; would,'/in-.vordinary/ r :cburse, / have. - to. /.be /.Enpplied'/tb^obtain/an'.eiEcient/soldier/is' :t^o:.;ilaily.- : ;life of /'manyfrof/your; lads;--/and Vthe'work 'done: in/ the l cadet; corpS; : ;is; a:: niost / excellent "prepara:i;tion::for ;/tKe, more/serious; adult-training J'which will'eventually ,'tiirn bht'/ybur, citi/;»h:sbldier6'.;':/(Hear,/hear;) ; : I'dq ,nbt wish : f; complete,'br.my, ,iorgamsation;l/wbuld'prppose;-but,.,l think -/limay'mention'shbrtlyfa'few/;points/that ' lycohsiderJare of, :impertahce. : ; ; ;';S : gtl±> ■/'

:,-%?■ :'!'.:ln''the;'first;' place/£'think jyVu.'. should: •carefully':''preserve.' those.-: excellent!;' na- : : ".-tional 'fit i yomig;" Australia'"; /tnrevii.; tb.e--,military.:<lif&: of' your': young:' '.im'eh! .'.'l :ha,ve beard it mentioned that'. dis-'J v.oipline '£ may...\be..'.(wantih|/ .ybut' ,'l!' do: .not S'tMnk: you'.'iieed.-fearl; this "'amongst: ,thbr-! ;' :; ftTfiey;: may;Mv'e imettods.aid manner them-; :'BBlves--<lau'ghter)^-but,'gentlemen,.' diseip- j :lin« doeaipt'!depend.uppn.any_?sriibboleth '!pf !jithat'; sort;': -'Pisciplinens.;.undoubte.dly!:l ; j 1 i'laiuli.it: is 'abeblutely.;neoessary. ifor> success-' fin i -war.i:'l-feersuTO' J . selilier.' wiU iknew; that ; : unhesi-■ ! : tafaag,'-: ; uncTitical,;Awillihg:jpbedienc«')>!tp ; i'allvlav/fuli;authbrity>. does, 'not; entail : serV; Svility;'tp-.ahy.ihpUvidu'al.';:.(Hear;"'hear.) : :!;:;'i '£• .It iis^.tPJniy/ min'd,'::essent|al;-;-that.?-ybu' ;'. should,' establish ; ihat;;ypur.'{pfficefs,j; : partioularly; thei.-ini; .' Btructioriai'.'offl'cers,-.' should:be:, thoroughly' !:grp"unded San"; their':-, profession,; sp ' :as;. tp i ;be :anle'.to'{;teacht:boli;,6ffi6ers;and -'men.,' JW^th'.the'j'authprityvof.-complete military !ikiiowledge;iycaimot(help;-feeling. strongly -.-jthit:'; i6j:;se(xmi-Ta£e^^military: .' standard. ,-in;:-itiisvppifflt^.:::^^::;'app^: ; w '■'. permahencqXtp :!the;:people;.who"; under.. .:in;',.'ypur ; "You! '-'vbuf: h'hlfeSybu. ..place .'your ■jide'al ,fof; : the:;miHtary!;value ;!of.i the '• national / forces! ;high'; you, will ; 'find ' that' .:the;:dayi;^U-: : cbine:.when'thei.securityy of l.tMs'-'dbnnrry\will'ihave to- V, ! : very rlbw'.jebb.;!':,{Hear,"-:hear>) : ;;;Soldeirs. imust !take,;!.a' : 'pride'in ; : theirVefficiencyr;: ■ respect:Hhemselves 'as'a' 'nghting:;^.fo'rce;':' , -tbprpugbly.:.'educated,* /traiQed,-;aiid'.':equipped,: and ; ready ;for;the" / field.-:;i^g?s:->:i.-'---i';^W« i '! '&»>■ ;> '^€r^KJS^^fNbts/rtm^mghr^frft:^, '' ; SBe,::why,;the :natienal ; f crces;'cfrAustralia: ;isKould ; :Mtr;make:;their;;standafd f'of eB.-, ■ oienoyi on-'-a j par: with .if; : netvhignei! ::'than : '•--those-; of w'the- militaryfPp,wers.;iii /Europe: ;. or ;«lsewhert.:-! :i'(Hear,!i hear^);;; It;'wiU:-be*| sucb: '..alow i growthi:"•. You . cannot; expect 'Pimme-- ,' diate results,if.you;!aim lat ,a. high;ideal.: ; ; necessary- for;neiv::niethods' : andyjdnnhg.'-the! devise .;means';:.toJ.'graduallyi lead:.up' : tb;!an-im-.i -proved'.'orHaaisaHen.'i.'withptit-Jinterfering, ;-.:with.:ifa::p^yelopment.';': : l";have'EM^ where:: thatiall:-: shams'- i'andt"'useless'ness" -_thit; all. .unnecessary':.:: expense.; must '■',be, ■; avbided;:.'-,';lf f;this;?is d6ne, ; "li : ; do!;_npt,lthink:'that;'a'natiphal army.Vpr-: : ganised/> ph.-';sound , 'lines,;"need''" bring'- an' undueVstrain'on.ptlie:financial i'resonrces ;'of to -.express my : ■' 1 sincere.;thanks : to:inyi'friend.-StheftMinis- 1 -ter.fbr.,;Defcnce, :for:.the"lielp!':'he :has .;' afforded, vthea'r)—and -!fpr- the -: fpretaerightSand care.' 'with :'whicK he has ' :;:arrahged !fOr:me.te:see'the tr'edpVin their .various- camps; '■ and. I; also \wish. tp! thank .: you,; Minister/; fdrVyour, pro-' ;fuse';bospitaUty,,:to'.night,':.:ahd you all, .; ge'ntlemen;i;.'for,; , the: very kind reception l , you j have /given me here; '■■ applause.) o:;>y ;, .';;"f,'-.-.,.; ;*:;'^:."-:;:.:.:;.-. ~; - ■"