The Government last Saturday recognized the general desire of all
good citizens to help in preserving law and order by in- viting the Local Authorities to organize Citizen Guards, who would " act in co-operation with the police in the duty of pro- tection and maintenance of order." The Home Secretary in his appeal pointed out that the men engaged in maintaining the food supplies of the nation must be protected against molest- ation. General Woodward was appointed as the organizer of the London Citizen Guard, for which many men volunteered last Saturday- We hope that this excellent idea will be worked out. The mere existence of a Citizen Guard will be a deterrent to the small revolutionary minority. The special constables in London, eight thousand strong, were called up last Saturday, under a special Order made by the Commissioner of Police. The community was clearly able and willing to defend itself and to feed itself, whether the railwaymen went back to work or not.
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