Grants for the Territorials The generous assistance which the Territorial
Associations are to receive from the War Office is a necessary corollary to the decision to double the numbers. To initiate the new publicity drive each association has been advanced £500, and the recruiting authorities are to be assisted in their task by the appointment of thirty-eight salaried public relations officers. The widespread expansion of clerical resources, drill-hall accommodation and general organisation is vitally necessary if the new inrush of recruits is not to result in confusion. Nothing more effectively discourages recruiting than the impression that the organisation is inadequate, and at the moment there are many signs of a ready response to the new appeal. The task, however, is one of enormous magnitude, and the difficulties vary in different parts of the country. Recruitment for the Territorials is only one part, though the most important part, of the whole appeal for National Service, and it is one in which all must co-operate. Since the country is now united on the needs of defence, Opposition members can logically and rightly co-operate with the Government in making the recruiting campaign a success throughout the country.
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