recruiting campaign no 2 organizers companion 1917

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: L E K Q L A N DXPECTS TRAT E V E RY M A N THIS D A Y W I L LD O H IS I I U T Y. ”

- - IVelson.

RECRUITING SCHEME.. -

ORGANIZATION AND STAFF.Federal -

Director-General o f Recruiting ; The HonorableDonald Mackinnon, M . L . A .

Secretary : Captain \V. A. Robinson.

SlaCm-Sbatc RccruitiriE Committees.Slate Organizing Secretaries.Federal Electorate Executive CommittoesLocal Recruitin5 Committees.Recruiting Officers.Organizers.



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STATE RECRUITING COMMITTEES.A State Rccruitilig Committee i n each State will be

nominated by th e Director-General of Recruiting.The Director-General of Recruiting will correspond

direct wi th them, and they wi th him, on general mattersaffecting thc civil or gani r t 'Ion.

Theso Committees will exercise an t l io r i ly and super-visiou over all Electomte and Local Committees, andwill guide and direct the general policy to be adoptediu this organization O F each particular Stntc, subject tothe direction of t h e Director-General of ltezruiting.

STATE ORGANIZING SECRETARIES.Tlic State Organiz ing Secretaries will act as secretaries

Lo .State Commitlces, and will be vested with theauthority to carry out t l i c directions of t h e Sta te Coin-miltee. They will co-ordinatc t h e military an d civiorganizations.

They w i l l , b e give,, a .free h i i d in all matters, otherthau financial, pertaining t o general organizing methods.subject to t h e direct,ion of the 1)irector-Gcnernl of Recruiting and o€ the State Committee.

Recriiitiug Officers in Federal electorates will beunder the immediate r u i i t r o l of tho Sta te OrganiziikgYecre1,arics.

Organizers atlaclied 1.0 t.hc staff U € Recruitiilg Oficcrs$ill be subject to the iulmediate control of soch officers:



and will form part of t h e staff of the Stat e RecruitiugCommittees, and will he appointed by such Comiittees.State Committees wil l , i l l a gencral way, advise anddircct Electorate Comiiiittees i n matters of policy xiidprocedure.

State 0rg;iuiziug Secrotaries will certify, where iveces-sary, t o tlie payment of salaries, allowaiwes, aud ex-penses of Recruiting Officers, SLafFs, and Local C o w .

mittees.They will furniuli pto,oress reports at sbatel times 1:"

tlrc Direclor-Geusml of Recruiting.

FEDERAL ELECTORATE COMMITTEES.

Tlic Federal Electorate Commil.tec in cach Federal

electorate slral1,consisLO F

seveii memb!rs. The memberso l these coiiimittees will bo appoiiited a t a duly coii-vcticd coliferclice of three d e l e p i t e a f rom each LocalW ar Service or ltecruitinrr Commil,tce.

Tlie Federal member for ISic electonLte will be c2:-u J f L c i k chairrnau of t.lris commitkc. M:enihcrs of tlieSenate f o r each State s l i s . l l be ez -o ff i c io members of any

:ommitt- o r group or commil.l:ccs that may suit theircotircnicncc, r t ~iiidieate(1 liy tliem to the State 01.g;~-iiizing Secretary. All St,at.e members, whose clectoratestrc alt.ogetlier or mainly within the Federal electorate,w i l l be e s - o f i c i o mcmbers of this Committee. A vice-:hairman will be appointed iu every instancc.



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LOCAL RECRUITING COMMITTEES.

Local Recruiting Committees shall be forrued i n eaclocal governnient area, and, if considered desirable, ain the c a e of. shires, in towns within the shires, whicar e centres of population, or i n t he case of metropolitamunicipalities in tlie different wards or subdivisions.

Thc existing War Scrvicc Coinmittces a i id Local Re

cruiting Committees will be tlie basisof

local or,.ganzation, provided tha t such commit.tem agree to immedi-ately call public meetings in coujnnction with mayorsand presidents, with a. view to increasing their member-ship. The committees shonld be increased t o thgreatest extent w i t h power t.o add to their numbersThey might. aim at embracing all men and women intheir districts who are prepared to assist i n endeavourin

to win the warhi, Executive CoiiimiLtee of seven should he appointed

by each Local Coiiimittee.

RECRUITING OFFICERS.

Ono o r inore Recruiting Officers, not necessarily hold-

ing military r a n k , will he stationed in a central t o w ntowiis in each Federal electoratc.

One of snch offLcers s h l l bc the secretary and orgauizer t o the Federal Electorate Committee in eachelectorate.



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When a citrilian is appointed a recruiting officer hehall receive a salary a t the rate of E250 per annuin,

with travelliiig expenses wlien absent Eroni his lieadtation at the rate of 10s. per day.

Recruit.ing Officers arc t o exclusively devo te theirattention t o recruiting organization, and ntnst; not eri-aze i l l arty occupation whilst holdiiig this positioii.

T h e Area Oficer i n c a d i trainiiig .uea will carry o u this area dii1,ies illrlepcndcutly o f t h e Recruititig Officer,w l l o m ay he stationed i i i the saiiie lwality. He must. how-ver, be always prcparcd t o assist. the Recriiiting Officer

whcu required, aiid slionld lose n u opportunity of en-olling rec;roits, notifying Llie Itccruiting Officer of the

nctioii taken, and ninking t,ho necessary arrangements aso medical examination ; ~ n d transit tlirougli such R e -

ruiting Officer.

ORGANIZERS.

Orgnnizers may he appointed in each Federal eloc-orate, and those men shou ld he suitable dischargedeturned soldiers 'appointed as civiliims-civilia,,s no tligible for active service, or civilians who, having volurl-eered f o r xctive service have heen reject,ed.

They must hc meit of recognised organizing nbi1it.y.A ll kccruitiny Scryep.nts sliali he immediately w i t l l -

m v n , and their ai>poItitments terminated.Organizers w i l l he pnid f 4 per week, and 10s. per day

aVCl1ing expenses when ahselit from their head station.



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FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

'The salaries, allowances, aiid expenses of the FederaSecrehry and Stat,e Secretaries, Recruiting 'O5cer s,Organizers, m c l Staffs sliall he paid by tlie District Paymaster of each militarg district.

Each S1;at.e Recruiting Committce sliall lie providedwith n f u n d t.0 meet. emergcncy and minor expenses

. tlie canipxign. Tile indorsement of the Sta te Racniiti11: Comnritl;ce, ccrtified by tlie cliairmaii or viec-cllaiinan ~ n t l ecrcf .a ry, will be R suficietit aut1mrit.y f o r thpayniciat of all cxpenses.

A general financial insl.ructioi1 thercon wil l be insrieb y the fiuarice member o i th e Military Board.

ENROLMENT AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION OFRECRUITS.

Recruits may enlist at any time, and a t time of enlistment. ma.y specify any definite subsequent datemeet their convenience 011 which they'will go into camp

All recruits should be medically examined AustralianSmperial Force standard, and such examination will hedeemed t o be final.

Tn eases wherc nu Army Medical Carps doctor is n'available, the Recruiting Officer will make f,he necessaryarrangements for- the recruit to be examined by the



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nearest Government Medical Oficer, and if passed by

iim a s fit., the recruit wil l be provided w i t h3

rail,otlch, or boat, wirrraiit to the iiearpsli centre where anlrmy M:edical Corps doctor is stationed

Recruits passed as fit will be s w o r n iu , after wliiclizave > d l be granted until tlic date specified nt the timeihen the recruit is prcpmxd to elltar camp.

A leave ])ass will be issued to the recruit. Siiich passo show date of enlistmelit, atid the date wlieu recruit iso report for t h e purpose of cnl.erin,x camp.

The S t a b C~rninit tce l l eitcli military district m u s t,e iiotified or every enlistment. A notice of enlistmenta r d m u s t be prepared i n doplictite io respect t,o eachecruit i n accordance w i t h JJ W I o w i h issued hcrewitl~hie copy shall be filed in the oflice of each Recrui t in ,o ,)nicer, and the ctliei. forwarded t, ,lic Orgai i iz ing Sec-etsry of the State R,ecruitiiig Committee.

TII a d d i t i o i l t h e r e t o , tiutice of each eiilistnieiit will be3rwnrded lio each Local Committee concerned.

Director-General of Recruiting.Me1bourne,

6th Ileceinber, 1916.



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MEMBERS OF STATE RECRUITINGCOMMITTEE, VICTORIA.

CILairnta71 :

G . n. Vise, Esq., 1\I.H.R

Vice-Chairmen:

R. 0 . Blackwood, Esq..k h r y N o y e s , Esq.

A 1 embers :

Orgmnkinq ,Sec re lnvy.

A . L. Bai rd , Captain.

Ofices:~ n i v c r s a lChambers, 325 Collins-street, Melbouriie.



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S. I n your work avoid a11 reference to recent con-!

trovcrsy. Usc; i l l

yonr pomcrs of persuasion. Makgyoursclf .fnrnili:ir with the adrantnges of the A.I.F. asto pay, allowanccu, and pensions. Also the hcnefits:ivnl lab~c o discha~’gcd mcii through repntriat,ion andvarious patriotic fnnds. Those have improvvcd sincethc war began. I’mnphlets on thc opcr;lt,ion of WarCouncils and o t h e r bodies .ue provided.

I). I t isill be worth your while to give dischargedso1dici.s or tlicir dependants mho may be in your arcaaccuraie information, and tlic hclp given to thein bythe W nr Council and various Fund Comrnittces. Pcoplcassisted in this ay may become recruiting agents.

IO. Avoid all offensirc reference of a personal tone.

1 1 , ! h i s bciug a pnrclg vo lun ta ry appeal, and pcr-sniision being yonr nicdium, you must ingratiate yonr-self mitli the possible recrnit. I f you can get two ortlircc togcther indiicc them to stak their arpirncnts,tlicn, i f you CLIII, demolish them in a good-temperedway:

12. Do not be aggressive. Ascertain the hading

young mhn in thc locality, a n d then use all .yourpomcrs of persnasion on him. If you succccd with himothers mill follow automatically. I n couiitry districtsi t i s aln%l,ys c;isg to nsccrtnin citber by observation o riiiquiry who are the Icnders among young men.



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13. Rcflcct upon any appareiitly nnnnsmcrablc argu-postpone reply utitii you cnli answer effec-

iosc your tempcr. Y:it,icncc is a valunblemitli your work. If a canvilsscrrecruit yourself .

15. The seveii prcccding rulcs should bc broughtunde r lhe notice ol' thc voluntar.y ciinvnssers.

1 G ? Get :ill womeu's associations in your men t oliclp the cnusc.

.17. Fiird out 1111 ,the friciids and dcpcndnnts of sol-diers :it the f r o n t : L i d eulist t,heir synipat,hy i n y o u rwork.

IS . SCC that you nre w l l supplied with liternturcbcnring upon recruiting. Th is can nlways be obtainedthrough thc Rccriiiting Officcr for the district.

-19. Secretnrics to Locnl Recruiting Committces,espccinlly thosc w ho have had prcx ious experience, nndclinirmcn xiid mcmbers of cpnfidcntinl ,committeescangive you nlncll vdiiable advicc and nssistnuce.

ARGUMENTS FOR ORGANIZERS.Rdcruitiug has become a practical unemotional neces-

si ty. In t he first period of the war, when seusationand excitement prevailed, when all were confident thatthe h o r r o r wonld sooil he over, and all wcm eager t otake part in th e prefntniance of Australia's duty, therewits a veritable rush t o t h o f r o n t , and art all-roundeagerness t o help in some way.



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B ut t h e hope of an early end to hostilities fadedaway: The prospect that the Allies woiild sweep the

/nemy aside in a vast wave. a( cnthusiasm disappeared

and, instead of the best, the worst had to be faced.Fact s had to be measured. Men h a d to be mobilized;munitions had to be made without limit; money l$dto he counted; and the commissariat had to be calcu-lated. i

Where, a t first, the war was reckoned to remaid oneof only hundreds of t l iousands o n each side. it gre'dintothe enormous dimensions of millions, and all accessorieshad to be increased i n proportion. I t w a s no longer asituation in 'which the spontaneous free-lances werasufficient t o cope w i t h it . The serious solid fac t arosef,hat the Empire was in danger. I t became necessaryto appeal t o every Briton,. in whatever par t of the world,to cOme forward. Patriotism became a real practicalelement. It was transformed from demonstrations t odeeds

Never in history haa there been an instance whenDO o r D7E was such a substantial Dair of alternatives.Thero is no patriot today. except he who dares to door die

How, i t may be asked, does all this concern Aus-t ra l ia? It concerns Australia in the same way as anattack on one membcr .of a family concerns the wholefamily. When w e are fighting for the Empire w e aref ight ing for the family. F o r the Empire is a faniily ofnations, just as the nation is a united group of families.



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There is 110 man wlio would .no t protect his o w n , andwe are just as much part of the Empire as tlra salt is, a r t of the s a t . Let Australians prove themselves saltf the earth.

ANSWERS TO OBJECTIONS.,1. Australia has Done Enough.

\i:greeing with this. there are st.ill those w ho s a y : -1 .\ . ! .c,ryfJlin ILNS ,109re E l l O l l g h .

Australia cannot be said to havc done enough if d i eleaves the job half done.

Duty is uwer d o n o i i d e s s it is fully done.Australia has uot d o n e enough, because those wlio

k n o w best, ask lier i.0 do more.4. fight is no fight uiiless i t is Fought to a finisll. As

Mnchetli exclaimed, " Damned be he who first cries' H o l d , enough 1 "

The t n i e spirit of Fellow-,cotuhataulsl, such as are t h eAustraliaus x n d .Allies, is t o sacrifice all rather t h a n beciaveuly anniliilated. This is w h a t Prime MinisterFisher meant, wlieii, on l d d f of Aust,rralia, he pro-

'mised ' ' the last man and the last shillirig."On the other hand, i i i regard to Australia, it might

be claimed that G r e a t Britain has done too much, he-cause .she has spent her millions t o maintain sea-supremacy, not only for her own safety, but f o r thesafety of lier Dominions beyond the seas. Also, too, shehas made treaties w i t h first-class powers, in which Aus-tralia's interests have h e n specially safeguarded.



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It is a breach of Austral ia’s honour.It, is a menace Lo uur compatriots a t t he f r o n t .It is

illogicalatid

inimoral. Riglit is Might.It is a repudiation of the Allies’ uiiaiiiiiiousLo fight t o th e bit ter end a t whatever ,cost.

Finally, it is the cry, not of those whoenough, but of those who have done nothing.

2. “The last Man and the last Shilling”2. In rclntion to Nr. Fisher’s promise, “ TILO

niun and tho. l a d shilling,” mc we told:-‘‘We are not bound by our ruler’s foolish and reck-less promise.” .

On the ol.her hand. it at first was received wit,li. .~

unanimous approval, and even acclamation.In short, i t w a s iudorsed, and became a sacred bond.I n any ease the nromise onlv meant that we would

exert a1l”our forces to avert deteat in a n enterprise up011

which we had embarked.War always means tha t .Thers is a widespread wrong iniprexqion t ha t h e c m w

‘ ‘ tlie last may and the.last shilling ” are offered, t h a t“ he last man and the last shilling ” will be lost.Most of the men who will go ts tlie Fsont will reLurrr

better men than whcn thdy went.The casualties a re comparatively a small pencentqe of

the troops engaged.Then in respect, to “ he last. shilling,” most of themoney is spent upon our own soldiers, and locally,amongst.our own workers. This money remains with usus before, only i t is circulated for different purposes.



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Even ii this were true, it would have to be if circum-stances demanded it.

But, serious as the outlook is, there is iio reason t o

belicvc t h a t we are iiear, or likely to be near, the pointwhen the withdrawal of more men will briug about, in-dustrial disasler.

Tliere i s still a wide margin of men to .prevcrit sucli ii

wreck of ‘industries.But, if the situation arose, we would have to face t l ib

extremity of requiring,womeii to do men’s work.I I I a degree this l ias already taken place, aiid logic in.

relation t o war puts no limit (io it s extension.

5. “ Another Woman’s Son.”5 . People asked to cncournge recruiting sometimes

answer :-“ 1 cmw,iot i i ~ a r lwrzmther u m u z . m ’s son.”

No eligible is asked t o do that; he in simply asked t ogo himself.

Mothers and lathers wlio make this reply can be’ told :-

If auotlier w o m a n ’s soil does .not, go, i t itleans thatyour daughter’s sons a n d your sons’ sons may all potwenty or thir ty years lienee. That is the obvious resultof a n inconclusive peace based 011 lack of pcrseveranceand prematuro’stoppage of reinforcements.

W e are only responsible fo r the performance of ourown duty, and not any other’s.



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6. “Eligibles In Government Employ.”G.

Bgiiiu, it i s objccted that, “ M e n of f ight ing ugeare employcd in t h o Defence Uepurt.mcd”The answer is that a n Army ?nust be backed up b:-

an efficie,nt organization.For this purpose picked men, specially adapted for

particular worlc, must be employed, whether they areeligible for active service or not.

The employment of eligihles has not been indiuerimi-na.te, and the question is receiving still further con-sideration.

Anyhow, because another man hns not gone is n ogood reason why you should not go yourself.

7. “Thousands in England Idle.”7. Thcii soinolimcs it will bo atlvniiccd that, “ There

arc tlcousands ofmen

id lein

Ihqliindnow.”

There a,lways will be so far as civilians are concerned.There always must he so f a r as soldiers are concerned,

apart from training, wliich is not idleness.They are ncccssary for reinforcements, which might

a t any moment be required in unexpectedly large num-bers.

Thcy are necessary for def,ence, because tbc cnemy ison Britain’s threshold.I f i t were not nccess,a,ry and possible to prevent theenemy from overseas invasion, it would not he necessaryf o r Australia to send men.

It, mould. in that case, be imperative t,o kccp them inAustralia for home defence.

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S. “Russia has Men to Spare.”8.

Similarlyi t

is said:-“ Eussia

hasmen 60 spare.”

If true. which is doubtful. Russia has never stol)l)ztiher flow if reiuforcements. ’

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Russia has her work cut out to do her share i n thetask of the. Allies..

It is imoossible to foresee how f a r t h a t share may yetbe increased.

She has borne the brunt of tlic war 011 the easternfront.In resisting the Gcrmans i n Po1;ind at the beginningshe engaged inimeiise enemy forces, w h i c h otherwisewould have been free to overwhehn the Allies i n thewest.

,She has harnrsed Austria with a similar result.She has kept Turkey in check by overshadowing her

w i t h the dread of destruction.Sho has gone to the rescue of Roumania, and is still

employed in tha t work .

9. “ Australian Troops Cos t Most.”9. I t is further urged that ‘LAustraZinntroops cost

more than En,,q/li~hr Frenclb soldiers.”

The answer is : -(a) Australia is farther away from the seat of.

war;( b ) The standard of living is Iiigher, and must

be maintained;



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( c ) If Australia were invaded, cost of Britishtransport of troops would be rolatively aslarge as that of Australia to-day, andactually larger, because she would scndmore.

A uy superiority i n the coliditions of Australian t roopsshould only bo a further inducement to Aust.ralians to50.

I O . "Men are Badly Treated."10. A protest.Gill soinetiirries bo heard that--" The

m r l ~ am 6ndl.u treuted."In reply to this, reference may be made to tho Re-

cruit 'a Cornpunion., Statements madc by some soldiers must be received

with great caution.Investigation has shown that 95 per cent. of the com-

plaints a e wholly groundless.IF any spcciiic cottiplaint is made, the name of the

complainant and substanee'of same should be obtainedand submitted a t once through the Recruit ing Officer forthe dis trict to the Director-General of Recruiting.

Statements made in the press are also not always re-liable, and should not be accepted unless they are u n -

doubtedly from, an authoritative and , o5c ia l source o reditorially indorsed.As to complaints generally, it is obvious that a big

military organization, suddenly and , unexpectedlysprung upon thc community, w as a t first bound tophssessde fech . Bu t nearly two and a half yea?' experiencelias minimized these almost to the vanishing point.



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Great Britain's primary responsibility and liability

in the war must not be lost sight of :--She must maintain supremacy on tbc sea.She must replace merchantmen submarined.

These ar0 bu t two items, but they iiivolve enormousexpenditure.

Fortunately, Great liritain can build faster than theenemy can sink, but ouly a t stupendous cost.

Supremacy of the sea .is maintained at a cost of$52,261,703 a year.This was for the financinl year eudiiig 31st March,

1915.Great Britain inust find vast sums to support her,

c r e d i t abroad, and to pay for neccssary goods b r o u g h toverscs for herself and her Allies,

Here is a comparisou between Great Britain's indAustralia's responsibility in respect to a few leadin?divisions o f expeoditure :-

Mell-A-y ...Navy ...

M o n e y ,., ...Munit ions .. ...N i i v s l material (ships,

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'To call Australia's sharo one-tenth is to he extremelyfavora l l lo to Australia. I t is a simple proportion

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s u m : -1. Population-United Kingdom, 47,000,000.

Aiis t r l ia , 5,000,000.2 . There arc 1,000,000 inore w o m e n than men

iu khe United Kingdom.3 . There is a niiicli great,er prop<>r t io i iof unfit

owing to povcrty i n the United Kingdom.

HINTS TO ORGANIZERS.

MEETINGS, ETC.Care shot i ld be taken to interview the chairman of a

meetiiig prior to it being held, and advise him of'thcoh,jcct of t h e meeting, 1eal.n his views on the subject.-matter, and e~ideavour t o liavc tliem in full accord withthc policy of t h e StaLe ConunitLee. This also applics t oeach speaker.

Peruse a copy of all resolutions to bo submittod t othe meeting. Should a n i of them he of a contentious

nature, consult the local chairman, a n d discuss t h ematter with him so as to prevent any rcsolot.ion heingsubmitled whicli may caiiqe adverso action.

I n all cases endeavour to carry o u t the wishes of thelocal chairninn niid committee, and, as fa r as possible,let them have their own way. Although certain



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methods are laid clown for vou t o follow, if the sameresult can he gaiuetl b y different ones, t l w n thew isno ohjectiou to tlirir use. You will find different locnli-ties have different ways of doing the same thiug; there-fore, c o n s u l t t,hc local leaders and learn their way ofdoing what you want, and follow it.

Don't regard any iudividual as unimportant; eachhas a value.

Should any heated difference of opiuion arise, interveneamicably with some soothing suggestion, humorous orotherwise, in order to allay temper and prevent anyunpleasant misunderstanding.

With individuals. use persuasion .and not comparison.Because one inan has gone may n o t be a complete reasonwhy anotSier should go. 13ot liecause one man hns'notgone i s n o reason why ailother sliould not go.

The ohject of a meeting is to interest the people in ,tlie rccruiting campaign. Therefore, always keep i t i n 'niind that a speakor may create a desire in thc audienceto entcr into tlic wr'ork i n an enthusiastic and spon-taneous manner. This wil l he your opportunity t ocapture co-operators, and perhaps recruits.

If the item following OLI the prograinme is apt t odivert this desire, do not put it on, bu t get to the prac-tical business of enlistment.

A t all meetings ask people for tlieir names and ad-dresses as members of the Recruitiqy Committee. Thesecan be obtained on plain carde o r i n a hook passedaround to eakh.



UNIFORM RESOLUTIONS.

I n order to insure a uniform cspression o f publicopinion it is desircd that the followiug wording oE re-s.olutioiis be adopted :-

1: That this mcct,ing of tlic citizcns ofrcnlizcs tho present situntion of tlic i v i i i . as bcing seri-oils, and t h a t Ilic number o f rccriiit,s i s fiir bclow whati s rcqnircd. Tho splendid cffor ts : i i d rcsponsc p ~ tor-i v i i i d previoiisly iirc f i i l ly rcnlized, h i t il. is urged t,liutc v c q cligiblc uLiin shonld rolniitccr, and thus provc tot.he brave lads who :ire iiow risking their lives Eo: tlicmclfnw of tlic Empirc t l int ivc will do our nkruost tosiipplp the riwessnry roiriforccments 1111til pence i.9 pro-cliiimed.

2. That nll persons who are willing should subscribet,heir n:inies t o n gcncrul rccruieing eoniiiiil.lcc f o r thoCityr lLawn‘I.’owuship

WOMEN’S W O R KIN THE WAR.

Primarily, of course, women’s. work in the war liesin the practical and nob le profession of nurs ing . I t isquite unnecessary to expatiate upon the thoroughnesswith which the duties of nurses have been performed.Many men have added, too, th at they have been tendedwith such sympathy and kindness that ‘‘ it. was a plea-mre t o be sick:’,’



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w ar work, there is a wide outside range, almost un-limited, fo r women’s energy.

There are the various funds to’& mnintaiued:-RedCross, Belgian Reliol, Repatriatiou, 12cturned Soldiers,and oLlier organisations t o make iimre comfortable tliemen i n tlie ~ : a i i i p ai. Iiorne. o t t trarisport, in the trenches,i n hospital or convalescent hoine, on rcception wlieu re-tu rn ing t o Aiist,raliiL, and during the necessary dclay i n

finding them employment. :1:n ?I1 these directions thewomen of Austra1i.z liiive done splondid work; arc cloiiigi t , a,nd will continuc to d o i t .

And now has opened u p sl.ill atiotlier field wherewomen can do effective work. That is, in i.he work o frecruiling. Women’s influence in tliis people’s n,ove-ment is vital. True, i t demands siucrifice. The softerfeelings of womanhood have to be suppressed, and onlyt h e single aim kept i n sight-that men are iiecessary I:owin the war. ,H ea rt s must b e steeled so that everywoman can say firmly to any eligible man, no’matteri n what relation he stands to h e r, ‘‘You ought to go.G O !”

I t is not neecsssry t o use the weapons of scorn orcontempt towards meii who may appear slow to realize

and perform their du ty . One slight preisureo f fimi

feminine persuasion is worth a battering rain of railleryor indignation. Le t wonien display the Spartan spirit,and speak like men i f they cannot so act..

When all else fails, theii may arrive the nioment whentrue women will have “ u o tiine” for falberinp hang-backs. It iri n o t necessary t o instruct worneu in the

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most effective method of showing their feelings. Menwho have deserved i t all know how a woman can in abso-

lute silence condemn, ' ' cut," and eliminate any mailwho has incurred her displeasure.Wh a t women c m do to sway inen ih the work of re-

cruiting they can do among themselves. They caneducate and persuade the indifferent or tho misguided,so that women will fo rm a united f ront in this people'smovement,

In respect t o their shopping, too, women can discri-minate between tradespaple who are apathetic or an-tagonistic and those who are earnest and enthusiastic.Some f i rms discourage the enlistmelit of their employees; .some will not guarantee t o keep positions vacant for, orgive preference to, returned soldiers. I u any instance,such as this, whelm unpatriotic feeling is manifest andpositive, it is entirely proper to enter protest and pro-iiouuce practical disapproval.

This is quite diffcrcnt proposition f r o m ~ t i yattenit,i.to compel eglistment by threat or petialty. It is simplycombating tlie action o € those w ho discourage or placedifficult.ies in the way of those willing to go.

Similarly, womcii can hold aloof from social functions,sports meetings, amusements, drc., which are not de-signed f o r racruitinq piirposcs, or which are attended orcarried on by eligible men i n any large numbers.. I fmen will be selfisli. ntrd place their personal pleasurebefore their national diity, let them have their so-calledenjoyment ' ' on .their own."



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Often in history has the fine feminine spirit of a racestirred the manhood of the people t o virile deeds. Thewomen may weep t he i r inward tears -" men must workthough women may weep"-hut them is none w howould intrude upoii the sacred solitude of t l le i r secret,sorrows. Without such iutriision the expression o lthose sorrows is never known; the , dry-eyed women,brave as th e bravest men, send t h e i r sons, their brothers,and their lovers to fight for them, cheer them o i l theirw a y, watch their every movljment with t,heir units i t i

the field, and pray and prepare for their safe return.

I HOW TO HELP.Here is a hull's-eye'set of recruiting shots fired b y t i le

journalistic rifle of practical business men :-

There a re many ways in wli ich Conimercial Travellers'

Association members, travelling through the length andhreadtli of the continent, can lend a helpiiip hand in

the campaign. Every one shoold.offer his services forth-with, eithcr'througli his secrelary or direct t o a central

' o r local Recruiting Committee, so t h a t these may beavailed of t o th e best advantage. Men w h o can speak,sing a patriotic song, give a patriotic recilatioti, help t uform a n audience-in city or country, w i l l dl be welcometo the organization which i s now at work throughout.the Commonwealth. IVho can " t a l k a line " betterthan a commercial travel ler? \Vell, you are asked t ojnst talk recruiting all t h e time wherever you go d u r i n gthe next few weeks. There is an immense fund of texts



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to draw upon, of which the following are only a fewsamples:-

1. Relief for tlic boys a t the front.2 . Making good our national “ prumissory nota.”3 . Relping to prevent the submersion of the smaller

oations, and securing reparation f o r the cruelty andinjustice already inflicted upon them.

4 . Providing against a recurrence of the present worldagony.

5. Blocking Germany’s path to tlie Persian Gulf,which would bring her within easy striking distance ofAustralia, irnpcrilling o u r cherished natioi ial hopes andaspirations.

6 . Pride of racc a9 Brit,ishers, and shame at t h othought of taking refuge behind the skirts of th e MotherCountry aiid h e r Navy.

7. The sporting instinct of Auslrnlinns, .mhicli shouldurge them to take a hand i n th e greatcst gume of all.

8. The conimoq-souse theory that it is better t o fix111an avowed enemy in or near his o w n territory tlmn ,111

one’s o w n .9. Tho cer6aint.y that if we dol l ’t put Germany out

of tlie war business this tirue we h l i s l l regret i t as longas we live.

10. Australia must keep up lier mmi-power in thefield i f she wishes t o establis11 her claim to l u l l considora-tiou or h er interests in the peace settlemenc.

-From i,he A vstrolnsimi Trirucl ler, organ of theCommercial Travellers’ Association.



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ANY CITIZEN'S LETTER TO ANYAUSTRALIAN SOLDIER AT THE FRONT.

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(This draf t is a suggcstion for n Ictter, which could bcwritten by any cit,izcn w ho may invite to his house adeparting soldior, by whoi i~ it could be delivered to:in old or ncw-found coiiiradc at Lhc front.)

I h r Fcllow-i\.ustralian,W e in Australia have you bogs a t tlie f ront always

in mind, and we follow yoiir fortuues with the kecuestinterest. There. is a strong feeling throughoiit theCommonwealth thnt rcinforcernents should be stronglyniaintained', and a big effort is now being inadc t oestablish a midcsprcad orgai;izntiou which mill accom-plish th is object.

The Xccruiting Campaign is under tbc control oftho Ilircctor-Genc~il of liecruitiiig, thc 1loncr:iblcDonald llackinnoii, kl.T,.A., nnd lie, l ins bceii touring

'all over Austriilia a d Tusmniiia in fulfilruc~it of histask. I t i s :I rcnl pcoplc's t iwnkening,nud men, momcn,and cbildren hare bccn started tnlking and enconrngingrerxwiting cvcrywhcre.

Of course, everybody millnot cnlist. Some ase too

old; others physically unfit, and so on. Riit evcrybodyciin help i n somc way, and grctlt willingncss is dis-plRyed.

We want rccruits to form reinforccmcnts to bringyou bogs home, to help finish your job. I t ivill be n



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great pride to them if they can mcct you as R guardof honour l o accompany ? o i l back to dear OldAustralia.

“ A s you a e n t ou t with tight-shut teeth,T o find high F;:mc’s imniort:il wrcnth

Upoil an dicn soil, beiieiithA i 1 alien dome-

“ A s yo11 m o ~ i tout tl11~011gIi liqt and shcll.You, mlioin mc loved : i d trimt,cd ~vcll,

So, h c l r froin dont.11 and I > ~ c kro111 IIOI~,Comn i i i ; coiiic I ioi i io.”

This is the spirit in which thc recriiiting caiiipnigni s being inspired, n i i d rcsillts iirc :ihc:idy ShOwing thatthe c;dl lins riot bcci i in vnin.

.Hoping to sec you Soon a t lioinc or :it the front, andwishing yo11 cT7er.y good tliiiig ii: the may of look nnd

I?snltll. .I am,Yours sinenrcly,

“ WIN THE WAR ” LEAGUE.It i s inconceiv;iblc that any dustrrilian dlol1ld exist .

who does n o t want to rviu t,lie w i r. ‘I.’he aspirations ofc:icli and a11 of LIS m u s t be tomnrds n satisfactory vic-tory diicli will iiisuro retributioii, repnmtion, and anlionorable peace. That is what Winning the T a r ”‘

nieans. Germany, like .z big brutal, bully, has shakenthe mniled fist i n t,hc facc bf tbc nations. She has



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dared with her militarism to crush not only the sinallcrnations of Europe; but to thrcaten’ also . the gccatcstpowers, such as Great Britain, France, Hussia aut1Italy. Acting like a bully, shc should bc treated likeone, nnd receive Lliut .souiid tlirasliing which d l bulliesdcscrvc. We miist wiu the war to accnm lish thirighteous task : Win the war, not by crushing Eermany,not by Iiu~nilintiiig Ger~nnny, bu t by rcducing her t osneli i i lcvcl o f contritioii t.li:it . t ho Allies can dict,;itc

their t c rms , : Inc l gii.0 Gcrinnny n i ld h e r pcoplc n pcrriiiiiiciib Iiist,oricnl rcmii idcr o f tlic b m i c 11 of B c l g i ;uciitrplity; the atrocious trealinent of noii-combatants;the dcslructioii o f liistorical cities with tlleir irreplncc-able buildii igs; thc subniarining of thc l h s i l a n i a ; thcmurder of Nurse Cavell and Captain Frya t t ; t he el l -

slavenicnt of ivoincn and children, mid ionumeraI~li i i iuor crimes.

Wc must w i n the war i n order that t,hc grcat p o m ewill be in a position to place a barbed-wire feme ofdiplomacy around Germany’s legitimate boundaries, andkeep her inside it,; make s c q p iron of her navy, andhonest workers of her soldiers. Nothing b u t . t he indis-putable suprcinacy of thc Allies can achieve thcsccssentinl tcrms, and nothing but Wiiining t,lie W ar can

’ gain that supremwy. Therefore, ire inlist win thcwnr. In the spiric of Christianity; in thc cause ocivilienti~ii; of liberty, and humanity; in the n n m c omankind and the sight of God, UON and for ever ‘ I W EMr7ST WIN TITE WA R ! ”



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