A LESSON FOR THE POWERS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14974, 22 May 1914, Page 7

A LESSON FOR THE POWERS.

WHAT SIR lAN HAMILTON SAYS.

(By Cable.—Press Association. -Cisy/right.)

SYDNEY, May i'L General Sir lan Hamilton, iv his report on the Commonwealth Military Forces, dealing with compulsory training, says:—''lt is no use pretending that Cadet training has already justified itseif as a full substitute for prolonged adult recruit training. Insufficient allowances are mado by critics for tho difficulties inevitable to tho inauguration of an original scheme, but the difficulties grow less each year."

Tho report adds.—"lf the* Empire understood tho full significance of tho Australian experiment, prayers would continually be offered for its success, but since most people in the northern hemisphere have been carefully misinformed by interested fanatics, Australians havo to trust to their own good souse to pull the business through. With courage and perseverance they may yet be able to boast that- they showed the way to the great military Powers to raiso powerful armies with a minimum tax on the priceless time of the adult male worker. The Australian soldier is very amenable to discipline, the best assets of an army to-day are a soldierlike spirit, intelligence, * and wiry frames iv the rank and file." General Hamilton strongly advocates the formation and development of military aviation, and suggests a pension scheme for tho permanent forces.