Onder the heading "Unemply ment and the war" a correspond at yesterday made some rather pois ed remarks on the subject of th response of Britons in Shanghai the call for men for active servit Tt cannot be denied that Shanghti has done very well, and much be ter than the lists of the men om posing the three contingents patched by the China Associatin indicates, That Shanghai—mish do much better is equally true be: our correspondent must be ful! aware of the many reasons why recruiting, in the proper sense of the word, is done here. The met who have left for home are the pitt a large number of spontanes volunteers. Since the first contin went there has been no advo! rising for men who wish to go. It is a fact that several appare strong and healthy young _m¢. members of the Volunteer Corn have been rejected by the medic men for one reason or another while not a few have been mak aware of the fact that if they home now they will lose their si tions. Obviously the Municint! Council cannot adopt the suze' tion of our correspondent as it an international body, while firms decided to discharge the Foi" ger members of their staffs ¥h' have not endeavoured to get front, they should be prepared pay their passages home. Rez" table as it may be, it is neverthe less a fact that young men without responsibilities often do not sufficient money to enable them ay their passages home time in the course of their term service. Consequently many are eager to go home do not com forward because they have net means and they are not asi! that other people will provide t'¢ money. If Britons in Shan"! want to send more men howe li? must provide additional - <tr" passages and the men will be fort
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