UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 5 June 1909, Page 3

UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING.

-'. : The "Nelson branit*6f:ifo; National --."■• Defence League .inet'laßtrevemng^ior ; the purpose" of considering^matters: conV" nected with universal- jmlitary^.training. :. V 5 Major Brpad was voted to tf"^*"^, -.. In explainingjfre pbjecfe of the.meet- . ing- the" Chairtokrisaicl^a- resolution - would J>e submittedv; and! forwarded, to "■■■! the' Prime Minister; 'The^same thing . wa« being done> by ■.Sllrtb? branches in: "the Dominion^-- The. League had hopes Hitipt with^ 20,000 rsignaures. . Major ■:'Brpad-OdwelV?: npon" the. necessityv.f or havingian efficient force as an insurance r'.'agaJMtKinaitio'nal.'disaster.-,-;,'. • "•'■-'-.:; ; . : then moved the rino- -■ ■ .fionjVwW^h, was as! follows :-r-"Notwith- . .' 'ifiSiding ■ the :_ enthusiasm: of the volu b- , voluntary 1 "systenl; does; not ■■} -^'jrovjde adequatemeans of defence,?;and.jj vpe^_ theref ore," j as^\ the ■ Government^-tq. 7;1«ry; -'traffiinf: of ->tte7^6ung.ineni";|>,rih:; ''r''^'eaUngj^' r&e:Vmbti6n,*"'.''.':.fi'e'-''pb&rted.: ';-V:«ut;:; that^ J. a-■;-' strong\;- .-"■ andv.,.efficient; i- 1"i: -3opce:S ldidL^: not Jinean, aggression. '-:'■■•' The ■ ; :..'".volunfeer j through""'. lack, of pub- •. >lie] interest; iaid .not - proved • satisfactory. l; . He had much;; pleasure; in moyihgf: the Inotion^and that the same be forwarded the. Prime >: :: '; -S^i '■_^/'-rSLt Hintisiviii secpndingj urged^Tthafr 5 ISn; efficient, military. 'foree > was necessary '£„ for national 'insuranpe "against ?;disast«ri ■'^On&A MbaX .the" volunteers-could "hot -take si:?ithe«fieM;jaiiccessfully against an:':.efflt sJ^ientcforce.,". r" v '-'^ '■'•.■"... "'■■"■ ■'•*■'•'*\.: '- '-::~-::c' r:---p: |*Mrf v G; Gibbs was of:.opinionitiiat 1 'fe?in;?|Hovine -. f pr_ an efficient' force there; 5;-"■.w^s'^theraanger of. trusting "on" a false g?;?luie The safely pf; the -7^'fcplbjMes ".rested", ripon England:~cqntinusiij» It iVhad!b'&enlclearly pointed:ouf by^Caplftia : '.■ Mahan ' in;. -hi*. books.:"thati'iit; -was "of ■: "irhpefative > iinpprtanceJ "to/ possess: coinImand of- thef'seas^nd that riiUtary - ."forces ;shpuld' not\>6- maintained- at the' ■..' eipensejof ?a^imyyiv ;^V '. '."■ .:'■■-' ■' - .^..MriHoulker," in urging that ah ieffi.---v ,'c^fc~; MK'arjr. -force essential, -V; 'pointed:' put 1; that- if. the" 1: best reri]ie /: wfteV\to'"be Obtained self Sacrifice .was "necessary l: -; .Q?he' i oountry'had "a right to rtbe /efficient "ser^^vices' of '^^ the: .citizens.^ ;: if%ere: waß-a ; .;«trong^,an"d.^ JBfficient; military" ri or<ie" 'a: ;: 'en"cH;,"p?t :theJß!ritish' .colonies 'it w'iaid :.. make ,:.a:;foreign -Power "heatato to ai-:ti^^gludi-.-'][f';.^he'.:-:P,o:wer.-mariag3'dl :;::to::;be r ;«^MSsfnl<afl6at;^the^^^ would will ;-. •"■; perthe;nUliferyjfprce tt.jreckph with;'. -./is£-jMt.; Atmore pointed out*that .aH:jnem-''\"3**M^-^..-"tho;;Xeagn»: -';.reoogaised ■ iull.v : ■■'ine;'imppr^nce' .of maintaining the ju- • prelacy;,pf-the " , ";ii;^^/^^^k«rsMdhe-^^ihotib;';fa-\?W;°tw^^^ti<uiniig, and asked . •it an amendment would betaken.'; * ! ;vi";?^Ph!li ™? i i'««di the meefcing ; war -_; only "for 'supporters of universal jnuitary .;v';trainmg,'/ahd.'theTeforehe xdeclined ■ tc ;V^•:■-•.;^ v . ;..i\-The/Rev. Jiß.^MacKenzie, who de '.fended.-the volunteer^ system, said he . . : WM-;present by invitation; but,he would ijnot.:commit huriself Ho 'any "mbtipn pro , .:.;^ppsed;>'.. .;.■; ;" „. , "^ \ - ?.. ■■■' ■„.;"; Before :the/resolutidn.:was put it was -ai^ggested that, those who were not in i jifpyoni\.6iitheimptipn, 7 might leaVe .thr. ■"• :TppmV;bpi;;.S|i MacKenzie said fceYihsu' . -,Jeen'invjted v to come and he did riot fee.l .-"• LTncKned' to retired- .He r would npt; howagainstthe^resolution:; V' \l ': ■ -'^^vjTheresblutibn -wasithert put; and; 'de-' .'irclired to-be carrieH unanunously.* :•'}'■'■:■' • Efforts are being made to obtaih a'-Vi-«t frpm Mr B. McNab, ex-Minister pf IJefence, who is now giving addresses in the Dominion on the advocacy of nniversal training.