GREATER SACRIFICE TO COME

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2552, 28 August 1915, Page 7

GREATER SACRIFICE TO COME

WARNING TO THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN • THE CALL FOR MEN By Teleerapl—Pxesa Association—Copyright London, August 2G. Lord Selborno (President of the Board ; of Agriculture), addressing representa--1 tires of agricultural societies at Westi mmster, said that the situation would demand from every class greater and greater sacrifice, and the financial strain would be very great. Many more men ' must onlist, he did not care whether voluntarily or compulsorily, and from agriculture as well as from other industries. The agricultural labourer had dono his part nobly in the war, but the response had been very unequal over 1 the country. Therefore, his forecast was. that in 1916 men would be taken 1 from those districts and farms whence 1 ,they_ had not hitherto gone. His aim, with which Lord Kitchener bad been sympathetic, was to leave the farmer his foreman, stockman, cartors, and-shepherds; but the rest, of:the work must be done'by women or men hitherto not engaged in agriculture. Tho operations in the Dardanelles , had been _of valuable service to Russia in reducing .the force of Turks who would otherwise be in the Caucasus. The German successes were due to a military organisation,' and were not a success of the German solder ovor the Russian, who was absolutely sublime in the most trying circumstances,. Russia's ' set-back, had imposed "a greater burden on Britain, France, and Italy than they carried six months ago. \ : (Reef"August 27, 8.40 p.m.)' '" ' London, August 27. ■ Continuing, Lord Selborno said lie believed, that the German officers controlling the Turkish army had thought it impossible for our troops to eifect a landing. That they did so at Cape Helles and Anzac enabled us to take tho measure of their heroism and;indomitable spirit.' "The struggle is between the British trade union and the super-capitalism \ of Rrupp, and whether the trade unionists win will depend, entirely upon themselves. . After, the war the whole ques- ■ tion -of British economic policy and food production will be revised in the light of our submarine, experience. , Tho . Advisory Agricultural Commit- ' tee, lie added, had recommended a guarantee to farmers of 455. per quarter for " tho wheat: harvests; from 1916 to 1920. They now had'fifty thousand acres-more wheat than in . 1913; they had increased • their cattle'by 384,000, and their.slieep by 450,000. In view of these remarkable figures, coupled with the prospects of a superabundance of Australian and i Canadian, harvests, the Government had decided not to incur the additional finan- • cial liability involved in such a guarani tde. He had visited France and Bel- ■ gium, and had not seen an able-bodied , man in the'fields—-only old men, women, and children.' 'We would look back with . upon tho fact that in a year i' of unparalleled difficulties the British farmer had not -'only maintained, but .. had inoreased, Our food production.