The Archive · 1900

"LIKE MATRIMONY."

In one respect the army is like matrix many. Those who are out are not less anxious to come in. Men "grouse," (hat is to say grumble, about everything in the service until their seven years have pasted, and it is time to leave the colours and go into the reserve. Then all the advantages could be better than the way employers acted when the Reservists were called up. They announced thet they would vay half wages to the women: ud children whose Ireadwinners had Leen culled away. They premised in many cases to icinstate the men at the end of the campaign ox to find other pi ecs for them equally good.

Probably, if the territorial system he-came a reality instead of a mere name, the disastrous separation that now exists betwen the civilian "ud the military parts of the population would cease. If ment always went to its own place as a malter of course on returning from foreign service, "s do the Reysl Marines, and never left it when in England, it would become known and "appreciated, and [the men on leaving would mere easily find

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