MORE MEN, MORE MEN! WITH OR WITHOUT EQUIPMENT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 148, 24 June 1915, Page 7

MORE MEN, MORE MEN! WITH OR WITHOUT EQUIPMENT

AN APPEAL TO AUSTRALIA (Received June 24, 10.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. In the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister (Mr. Andrew Fishe ) stated that Great Britain had appealed for more men, with or without equipment, within the last forty-eight hours. ASK NO QUESTIONS, .BUT SEND MEN. MELBOURNE, 23rd June. Senat6r Pearce, addressing a recruiting meeting, said : "'JPlie British authorities have informed us that every man is wanted. It is not for you to ask whether the Government can provide uniforms. > Every man is wanted, whether we are able to find uniforms and equipment or not. ' I know there will be difficulties in regard to equipment, but that is not your worry. The difficulties are for the Government and Parliament to surmount." EVERY MAN IS WANTED. y (Received June 24, 9.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. It is stated that in view of Senator Pearce's statement that every man iswanted, the Commonwealth will probably shortly raise an additional contingent, consisting of three infantry brigades, one in New South Wales, another in Victoria, and a third amongst tjhe remaining States. (Beceived June 24, 11 a.m.) '' SYDNEY, .This Day. In the Legislative Assembly, IMr. Holman announced that he had a recruiting scheme in his head, involving the co-operation of the members of the House Asked whether an endeavour should be made to relax the censorship in order that tli3' fuller news would stimulate recruiting, Mr. Holman replied that he was rot prepared either to take or to suggest action to obtain such an alteration. He was inclined to think that the censorship had been most beneficial. (Received June 24, 11 a.m.) MELBOURNE. This Day. In the House of Representatives, Mr.'Carty Salmon asked Mr. Fisher if, in view of the grave significance of the call for men from the Old Country, the Government would consider the cessation of party warfare and the formation of a National Ministry. Mr. .Fisher replied: "There is no party warfare on this side of the House. ' Men of the iige and with spirit see only the country's danger. Men of other thoughts do other things."