BRITAIN'S DEFENCE
THE ARMY'S EFFICIENCY. (Received Last Night 11.30 o'clock.) LONDON, 1 ebruary 11. 11l the House of Lords, Lorc l chell, said that in addition to iod.UUU Territorials, the National Reserve numbered 190,000. The *°V. ~ niont was convinced proper piovi.ion would require to be made against particular dangers, and was able to guarantee the country s satetj. " Lord Roberts said that, as a dier, it was to say that the Territorials were lit for war. Lord Methuen said that til" both parties appealed to the countij, compulsory training, ho believed would be the system accepted. Lord Haldane said the Government concentrated iU> energies on Nay a I defence, owing to the impossibility of organising the military in any way to relieve the Navy. If, he said, a compulsory army were .raised, ttioy would be' unable to maintain the overseas basis. llie proclamation of inefficiency in the army had produced a bad impression abroad. Lord Lansdowne said that what was needed was an unlimited supply of half manufactured soldiers, which could be obtained by compulsory school training.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 12 February 1913, Page 5
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177BRITAIN'S DEFENCE Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 12 February 1913, Page 5
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