THE COMMONWEALTH DEFENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14018, 24 September 1909, Page 2

THE COMMON WEAL TH DEFENCE.

CONGRATULATION'S FROM HOME

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright (Received Sept. 24, 8.0 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 23. 1 i.c Standard congratulated the Conmor.v.caltb upon tbe defence proposaL and said; 'To Australia may vet buloiiK the high credits of having the first among the' States of the Empire, an instituted compulsory military xi v ice. Mr. Doakin was well advised to piaa an organisation which he could cc;iij".omJ3C between a system -for maintaining a paid regular army of voluntcrs aud a eystem for maintaining r» Iv i,i< i.-'j unpaid force recruited under commilsion, at the cost of dual organisation. A3 the scheme develops it my bocomo very onerous and in that .'i!i,lr»'ir> will consider the adviidu.u> o» extending the compulsory Me or Vi.,> o.ganiaation in order to I'.avo a'-. iir:r • fit t.) f^h'i on eqiii:! terms, any t loops it may encounter. ' Tl:i' .-- t.i .i\la» J ((iscali^s whether t'ne periods ot training are adequate re-ialin-ly to the ho.ivy cobt to population and bays the lar^o proj>ortion renuiro'l to boar arms will indicate _au I in sent nece^bity for encouraging mi I initiation and developineut.