While the Army, the manifejo points out, is responsible for defence of overseas territories abd the garrisoning of the naval at Gibraltar, Malta, Singapore and Hongkong—Imperial commitments far greater, than they were before the Great. War—yet the present strength of the regular Army, plus reserves and plus the Territorial Army, is approximately—200000 below its strength in 1914.
The[League insists that Army conditions must be: made more attractive and that, simultaneously, a means of re defence against air attacks must be developed.
To arouse the-public, the League is staffing a drive throughout the nation by means of demonstrations and meetings, organized from a network of local branches. The drive will subsequently be extended throughout the British Empire. ning March 1, a monthly magazine entitled, "Rising Strength." Men and Women: wishing. to. join. the; League are invited to apply to No. 2 Chesham Place, London, S-W.I—Reuter, the very proper limitations imposed by Great Britain's democratic constitution, which prevented anything like a censorship of news, and her traditional reputation for fairness &nd moderation in statement, which had always been the "bulwark of British prestige abroad.
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