THE CALL FOR MEN.
"THE NATION WILL RESPOND." London, April 0. Newspapers welcome Sir William Robertson's plain speech, in which he stated the nation's need for half a million additional men. They say there, is no doubt that the nation will respond all the better, knowing the truth, and they point out that the British troops have already proved their ability to break any line the Germans can create. If the nation provides additional men our superiority will grow till the enemy cracks. The papers state that the Medical Re-examinations Bill will not go far towards providing the additional 500,000 men, and it is increasingly clear that re-sort must be made to men over 41 years of age. It is suggested that these men be formed into battalions to work oy- fight, some of them releasing young men employed in the necessary trades for service in the field.
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1917, Page 2
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148THE CALL FOR MEN. Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1917, Page 2
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