The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1915. RECRUITING IN BRITAIN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 80, 8 April 1915, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1915. RECRUITING IN BRITAIN.

The recent cable message stating that the recruiting campaign had re-opened in the United Kingdom and was likely to assume considerable proportions, is somewhat significant and indicates that so far as Britain is concerned a few weeks will probably see the British , forces fighting on a scale which will eclipse anything in the way of military strength which Britain has ever previously placed in the held. It will be remembered that Lord Kitchener when asked to express an opinion as to the probable date of the end of the war, is stated to have said, that while he could not predict that, he at any rate was certain that the war was "going to begin" in May. The wastage of the forces at the front has been very great, but the strength has been fully maintained. It is safe to assume, however, that when the real lighting for the recovery of Belgian territory from the invader begins the Allied forces may expect an even higher percentage of casualties. In Great Britain in some quarters there is doubt expressed as to whether the voluntary principle will i stand the expected strain. UnforI tuiiately there arc always unpatriotic men, who, unapprcciaiive of the freedom which Britain permits even to allowing such liberty of speech as would lie termed seditious and traitorous in any other country—mouth their folly as some of these renegade agitators at the Independent Labour Party's Conference at Norwich did recently. One actually made the proposal that a truce be arranged with Germany with a view to a settlement of the war. The world at large by this time should be aware that German cunning stops at nothing, that German spies are everywhere, that German money is poured out in bribery and corruption in all parts of the British Kin pi re to gain some dirty end. We would not be surprised to learn that German influence is behind the peaee-rnongoring traitors to their country, who are taking up the attitude they are doing in the endeavour to influence labour. Though it is repugnant to the best ideals of Britain to make military training compulsory, it, may yet have to come, and we believe there will lie little difficulty if once the Government decides to take this step. We have now before us the fact that the drink- question is being fully and freely discussed in Britain on broad lines, and such a leader of public opill ion as The Times declares that though the nation dislikes the idea of complete and compulsory prohibition of liquor, the country will accept it if the Government emphatically declares that it is desirable and necessary. In face of. many things we cannot believe that, the impossible demands made at the Norwich Conference can really represent Labor's view, but thai such senti-

ment as expressed is being engineered by underground pro-German influence. Britain has always boon too tolerant to such treachery, and the Fact is known and presumed upon by her enemies.