1939-08-28 — Page 18

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, August 28, 1989.

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which herself so callously N Territorials and the Militia

violated the Nine-Power Treaty, has been neatly hoisted on her petard with Germany's violation of the Anti-Comintern Chater Road

********* | Pact.

That Soviet Russia should, in the light of Hitler's contempt for solemn obligations, place its faith in a Non-Aggression Pact with Germany is something that passes all understanding, unless and it is a distinct possibility -the Russian leaders intend to use Germany as Germany has used Japan.

The importance of the poli- tical upheaval about to take be 100 place in Tokyo cannot fully stressed. The fight there is certain to be a fight between the extremists, as represented by The militarists, and the con- servatives, as represented by the civil branch,

On the outcome of this crisis may depend British security in Pacific waters.

The conservatives will almost certainly seck British friendship, and seek an early termination of the conflict with China. They have reason to fear the large concentrations of Russian troops now being brought forward to Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Flr., Tel. 28038 the. Mongolian frontier.

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The militarisis, on the other hand, have a sublime faith in the omnipotence of Japan's urms, und will continue to obstruct anything incompatible with their nims for a "New Order" in East Asia.

Their position, howevor, las buen enormously weakened by Germany's defection from the Anti-Comintern Pact, which they supported and which they desired to see turned into a full military alliance.

Whatever else happens, China's position vis-a-vis Japan has been immeasurably, streng- thened as a result of the latest political developments. There is no gainsaying the fact that Japan is now definitely on the defensive.

are "news" to-day; but in 1861 the Territorials

called were volunteers and were for home service only, and the Militia were a kind of Army reserve, recruited by voluntary enlist- ment. To-day the Militia are regular soldiers raised by com- pulsory enlistment.

word

wide."

From

Soldier

by Robert Blatchford

who joined the Army in 1871. In this article he tells militiamen of to-day what he remembers of the Army of his day, and what ideas he has about the 'discipline and treatment of the new Army of a modern Democracy.

We were

were

pulsory service into the fabriof our democracy.

Before the war promotion Am the runks was of a negligible entity: during the war it was teled ind, I believe, proved satisfactory. Ad, as bearing on milltary training well as promotion, it must be remembered that the great bulk of our Ary in the war was a civilian Army that were pro- many company officers moted from the ranks, and tha the general commanding the Anzac frees 2 civilian general and was of the generally regarded as one ablest generals in the war.

the! There may

I am glad the young men called to the Colours for compulsory ser-

It does not follow from the Militia. vice are officially enlled

facts that every private soldier in the language was not There is something in a name, and

the Army or Militia carries a ma- Now the men from India, nearly beer and I don't like the word conscript. It

Most of the men chaste; but we were well contented;

shal's baton in his knapsack, but in these all had money. is an unpopular

dors follow that an intelligent pr had ten or twenty pounds and some the men were splendid. Conditions islands.

of the sergeants two or three hun- in the Army to-day are, I believe,

ate soldier may make as good a officer as any young public schoo I am not going to argue about dred. That money had to be spent materially and morally much better. compulsory service. It has, for the and when I, a wondering boy of

young. We grubbed man from Sandhurst But this is

subject that

needs very enreful first time, been adopted here in twenty, joined the hilarious and

hard. our thought. Theoretically. promotion time of pesce, and our people, with beery throng, the regiment was, as along on our dry bread and synthetic

bodies

There harder.

are from the ranks is quite obviously their inborn practical good scuse, the old hands expressed it, "going tea. If our beds were have accepted it.

things more vital than apple tarts desirable; the difficulty is In and tender pillows. For Instance

practical application. be technical stiles to climb. sound health, self-reliance, comrade

spirit. A They recognise the fact that a packed with prisoners and every day regiment has a democracy which resents compulsory defaulters to the number of a full man who has never drilled with a column service has in its lands the alterna- company did pack-drill on the gravel regiment or marched with a

We had a sergeant major can imagine the collective spirit of tive of voluntary enlistment. If the square. country is to be defended some form and two drill sergeants sent to us trained troops. To him the idea of of military service is Imperative, from the Guards and the stripes flew a corporate mind and soul is un- "ke thinkable; but any soldier will off non-commissioned arms, And that is that,

Promo- undersland. leaves in wintry weather." In our modern world, where the tion was rapid.

There are two military problems entire population of several great

of Army life in my time I shall on which I can only speak with dim- and nations are organised, armed

us dence: I mean the problem of pro- trained for a policy of robbery under say tile. The Army treated

We didn't mind. We were motion from the ranks and the pro- arms, we must have

Army, rough.

There was too much biem of fitting some scheme of com- Much us we hate and despise war not babies. and desire peace, we must have an Army. If we are to remain a free people, we must arm: we must.

an

Well, then, since we must have no Army, what kind of an Army shall we have and how does the existing Army compare with the armies of the past and how may it be shaped so as best to satisfy the sentiment) and needs of a modern democracy?

These are practical questions, und will appeal to our practical people. Is our Army as democratic as a rea- sonable democracy could expect, or Is it still marred by certain out- moded traditions of the past?

In the first place, I'm a back num ber. I joined the Army in 1871 and left in 1878. There is a gap of 01 advantage. years; but I have one

I served with men who had fought in the Crimea and Indian Muliny and so had experience of the old long-cervice Army as well as of the Cardwelllan six years men.

man

Indeed, I met in Cardif who had fought under Nelson at Copenhagen in 1801 and had drawn a pension for 72 years. He was then just the age I am now, turned 88.

But against that advantage must be put the facts that I am a partial witnes, for I was lucky in my ser- vice and I liked the service and the men; and that my regiment was in my time hardly a normal example of a British regiment of the Line.

It was ar old John Company raised in the time of corps, was Queen: Anne and had never returned to England until 1871. When it did return it was under strength and took in some three hundred recruits, mostly cockneys, as the gardeners say: "In variety."

Every night the guard-room was xhip and the Marlier soul. No

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

"Goo whix, Pop, we already said grace for this hash when it was roast beef yesterday!"

As for the raising and training of compulsory armies in a democracy, 1 con envisage certain technical snags in the way. Had we to deal only with infantry regiments the task would be fairly easy; but the training of mechanised troops leaves an outsider guessing...

A recruit could be made into a in six serviceable infantry soldier months and kept fit by a month's drill in each year; but when

We

are dealing with bombing planes and tanks and machine guns and Bren guns and searchlights and anti-air- craft guns we are dealing with things we need to know something practical about, and I know nothing about them.

My own idea, when I was in the Army, was the compulsory training of all young men as they reached the age of 18. I recognised that the object would be to keep them away from their work and their homes for the shortest period that would give emciency.

I was thinking of infantry and, being a,soldier and having been in the Volunteers, I believed that very short time with the Colours would suffice if the training were practical and sensible. And I think I may claim in support of thi opinion that millions of British sol- diers who fought in the Great War had no longer or fuller preparation. But with very complex bodies of mechanised troops one must rely upon expert advice and careful ex- periment. The only advice I care to risk is the advice to all good demo crats to watch jealously that the young men are not held needlessly long and the necessary, but.

unpalat- able work of recruiting and train- ing the New Army is not hampered by milltary or official red tape,

The Democracy wants as good and os big an Army as can rales; but it. does not

want any of the military swagger which I should describe as goose-steppery. If we are to have a citizen Army, lot. u have an Army not a circus. Our idea of h soldier Is not a Kaiser William, but an Oliver Cranwell.