Australasian Military System.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1921, Page 1

Australasian Military System.

I ADVOCATED IN BRITAIN. I ACS'I ItALIAN AND N.Z. f'AHI.H ASSOCIATION. ! LONDON, Nov. 15. I! riga,dier-( Jeneral Cordon, lectured at the Colonial Institute, on the application of the Australian and New /calami military service systems to Britain. II" explained that the Australian system bad originated with him in 18U5 when I lilisted support of Premier Kingston, of South Australia, who bad authorised him to prepare a Bill presentation to the South Australia Parliament. The project was delayed o\viiid tu linaneia! -difficulties, the imminence of federation, and the outbreak of the Smith African war. The question had finally been brought to ■an issue in 1005. as the result of a in-voting at Sydney, under the presidency of Sir Allan Taylor, when. Oeneral Cordon said, he (Cordon’) announced that ho had prepared a scheme for universal military service. I pen this, the Arinisler of Defence had telegraphed instruct ions to hint (Cordon') to forward the scheme. Cem-ral Cor--lini i-oinnlied with the result, as he remarked, that, “my scheme was adopted in its entirely." Subsequently Lord Kitchener endorsed tin' scheme, plus certain modilii-at ions w hich were evctilli:, 11 v carried out.

(leneral Cordon urged the adoption of a similar scheme in Britain. Be appealed to Air Lloyd Ce-orge to appoint a (’ommiltee to advise the (!u----verniiient. and Parliament. lie was i-onfident that the adopt inn of the Australian system would have the eff’eet of reducing Hu- cost of the British territorial army.

fleneral Hutton, alter paying a tribute to ! leneral (Jordon's loyalty and enthusiasm. dnrin*r their association in \nstralia, said h“ rouroited that lio !i;»«1 assumed the uii I hoishi 0 of the \ which was prnhnhlv the ovolu<»on of a mmernl trend of thought, spread over many years, fo- which no niitliorify was entitled. At (ietieral fJnrdon’s h-riure ftonoral Tint ton said that lu* did not for a moment doubt CVnernl Gordon’s «tateeionts hut ha vino spent si\* vears in re«nr»|cildo military posts, first in Vow , VVale« and vol e oepntlv in the ( 1 « *h. p r tor federation. he »-.oM 1- mud eeiir..«« that he had never hoard a whio'er of the ovjsteiiec of ■» ‘dfhoiitdi he was d’dv Jm f.>M 1. -HI, ihr ‘t«fr Th» «1 evicted fat If e. rt m-.d imrAi.mhto.l fl»e 'epidi'-a t i<"» »»f ld« paper, ho should