THE CALL FOR MEN.

Evening Star, Issue 15817, 31 May 1915, Page 2

THE CALL FOR MEN.

SX~*\ r ' y° ur leading aititle this eteur~'-. fog, under the above heading, you ad\o;cale the creation of the nctessaiv poweis H =-4fto enable the Government to deal with -/."'ettglbte SS'afe men Who have failed to ir offer their services. and to aecertain their ," r > -reason's f.<Jr arfch. failure As yon pomt y out. appeal's by the Pieas and fiom the | * public platform have llot had the desired: effect upon these defanlteis, and suggest that d &trm*i°r. practic?! effort be made '" to remedy matteis As theie is evidently, i> t -a LiTge number of eligible j oung men who | decline to sacrifice their own ini.Pietj.bs to f 'the Efirpife's requiiemorifs, it would seem + thafc_tho time is ri)K> to make th n m realise their position With this object in \ lew I yrom<t susgest that the Patriotic Committee should interview employee and in vito their assistance i\hich could be rendor«l ia the following -way 1. By aft employer* adopting the e\ fellent suggestion made b\ \our cone spondent "'' Unable to Go —\i/ b\ adding to their advertisements of posts va'ca'At "Xo man of mihtaiv and ftfc to enlist need apply '' 2 By employers interviewing all then employees vho> arc eligible and asceifJjnjrig fiom them their ie.isons foi do elirYing fo* serie fhou country in its hour of need hhould the leastms ;;i\en lie u.n«atisfattOT\. tho employers -would fhefr .Save fo decide whet*'ci' tlu\ vcie justified in lctniniiig the services of such 3. By employers definitely promisin.; to lcinstate the men in then billets when flicy letmn fiom. ilic fiout. Ijta PitfJotic Committee should call foi stferg, fiVipi " who aie will.it to fill the positions of those to tin from-during then absence, with the nn- . demanding that on the letum of the \ "b'oys" they will -vacate such positionl- - Xd doubt such an appeal would met with, a rc.idv icaponse fiom m.inv who ha\e- (retired fiom ''active service ' but wonld be willing to'show then p.itnoti«m by biicldfng on the harness .'gain m order to leliev© those -willing to take up aims Possibly some would do this, pmclv fiom a^ sense of patuotism. and. wheio theio are dependenta on the - whose biHefs they -were filling, would allow the . salary to he drawn by "such dependents The t Home _ papeis report that yotiiu I w'om'en. art! filling many positions in wMih meii were previously engaged The «ame course might advantageously be followed here The voung women claim to be aiiiious to enlist, but they could do beltei service By relieving the men and allowing i the. latter to go to the fiont They could feJ&eve. shop .issisfants. clerks, and manv others in lisrht employment To all those thus relieving the Patriotic Committee should supply an attractive and distinctive badge to show- that the wearer is do me his or her sTiare m the Empnc's cause Would it not also be a wise step to d'& countenance the continuance of such sports as football, harr.eis, etc . at the piesont time, as undoubtedly th«y tend to diveit the attention of young fellows of suit able ago from the more serious matters of the hour. In the piesent circumstances it suiely does not seem too much to ask football players, etc . to forgo their sports for ope Reason —I am. etc , May 28.