Recruiting.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 148, 21 February 1916, Page 2

Recruiting.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—While some people, politicians and others, are quarrelling about raising men, they are leaving alune the work of actually getting the men to the front, to help our boys, whj are every day asking for help. It 19 up to every one of us, the Defence Minister included, to do our utmost to make the recruiting a success. It is r.o use worrying over which is the best way to get the men. The be t way is the way that will get moat in the shortest time. It goes without saying that much more could have been done, and could still be done, it the Recruiting Buard would avail itself of help that had been offered them from time to time. It cannot be said that the voluntary tystem has been given a fait run. There should not be any change made until we have proved beyond doubt that the voluntary system has broken down. From the very commencement of the war, a plan ot a recruiting scheme should have been drawn up and placed before the people so that they would know just wtat waß expected of them. Then they would have been in a position, when called upon to enrol, 10 do so a I once. There has teen much said of "shirkers'' and "pro-Germans." They are the jeople who see in this war opportunities of enriching themselves out of war profits. They are t'ie meanest kind ot shirker and pro-Germans. There is only one other kind as mean: they are a lot of people who atand talking of fighting, but do not do any. If a few tactful recruiting oilicers got to work over the country in co-operation with the recruiting bodies, they would do more gcod than any otherway of r. cruiting. Give the men an understanding that they are urgently wanted, also give them to understand that tbev won't be tooled, but that th?y will go into camp at a given date; and I am sure you will not find many fhirkers.- 1 am, etc., ADVANCE

F.S. The above-mentioned requiting officers cuuld be followed at a later date by a recruiting route march, to pick up all those that have enlisted, and also any others who aie willing to join the march