THE COLUNTEER FORCES.
Tho deliate ww resumed on Wednesday, wlten M.ijor, Seely delivered a vigorous defence of t>he value in einoigoncies of Uio volunteer fokv for service oveiwa, The ie.il lechtction fhould be in the itt;uliir.s, since the most expensive puts of tho army — oll'icws, cav.tln., .nlillciv - wero bound to go on inerea,sing. Air. Ar-nold-Forstor in u-pty defended his -Mhniie of c n lusting men for nino jcais for foreign service and for two ycm» for home service, as tho only way lo esUiblihli an .ide<|imto lesi-rve. 'Tho io.«ct of his speech wa.s a defence of hi« policy tow aids the volunteers. They could not fwin the re-
wervo ho wanted, which must be a reserve of traancd men, for the- majority could not leave their occupations and wero not phy.iir.illy fil According to the ComlnilUo of Defence, tho worst invasion the lounliy need fear was a raid of lifty tli<»»N.n«l men, uhich could ea.silv be rcpdhil by a. volunteer foico of two hundied thousand, if ad«[ualely trained. The voliiiileeiK went (v .South Afiica ns individuals, not, a.s units, and the laLU-r was Hi" only way in which a military foice could he t'fffctivt'ly cinplovcd. 110 did not 'isle for (ho induction of the militia, Uioucrh he hoped the llou.se would allow him lo fret ,|,| f utllts w j, u ], welt . i, ltt ,p. able t>f bei Dining tiliuienl. On v division, Volo A tor 221.300 men of all ranks was earned by » majority of 107. The Mhemo of Ihe Government to reduco the yolunteei.s Una been most ill-judged, but it- Mill have incidentally done good if throiiirh it ||u> country conius to rc-ilifie what a valuable ic-heivoir of men it posscflhcw in Ih.'il illliealcd foice.
THE COLUNTEER FORCES.
Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 118, 20 May 1905, Page 9
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