Show I Discuss Compulsory Training I CITES AUSTRALIA'S PLAN October 3 1916 Editor Telegram Dear Dear- Sir Sir Sir please find the ballot with my indorsement on As an example of what the training of youths will do do let the people cast their eyes eyes' toward young Australia where the young m men n have been training in schools and after leaving school for seven years now You will no notice notice notice no- no tice what a large percentage has enlisted enlisted enlisted en en- listed to help their mother country and how efficient they have proved themselves them them- selves As an instance I have a son just over 21 years old who had trainIng trainIng training train- train Ing in th the school cadets and amt eighteen months thereafter In the senior cadets I IFor For three years he has had no opportunity opportunity opportunity to Keep in practice but on comIng coming coming com com- ing to America America and believing he be was wanted by bv England he w went ent to Canada and enlisted in the Two Hundred and Thirteenth battalion American Legion Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion and within four weeks was made corporal and now a little over oyer two months has passed his examination as sergeant On writing writing- to us he men- men that as he had had his training in Australia the preliminary work was for him omitted consequently he was I that much ahead of untrained men Of course this is only one instance and I could quote dozens of young I men of my in Australia who were as well equipped I had a afew afew afew few years military training and I know I that that discipline and knowledge will willi I never leave me Yes I can truthfully say that If the youths of America are trained they will be equipped physically cally and mentally to take up their burden of life in in their several se spheres Yours truly ARTHUR l B E. W LOr W. W An n Australian I |