[To THR EDITOR or TKO " ElPliCTATOR."] Sin,—The action of
the War Office in trying to prevent all of military age joining these corps is most unfortunate. In the event of invasion business and other considerations would be non-existent, and there would be no lack of volunteers for
active defence, either in the Territorial or other forces. What is gained by not allowing the most fit to obtain the pre- liminary training which would alone render them available on
[We cannot agree. The military authoritier are, in our opinion, quite right not to allow men of military age any excuse for evading the duty of serving their country in the Army by joining Volunteer Corps intended for men who are pronounced to be past the age of efficient military service. The War Office, however, as a concession allows men who might enlist to enter Volunteer Home Guard Corps temporarily, provided they promise to join the colours it called on later. Men who have tried to enlist but have failed to pass the doctor are on a different footing. They are in effect men beyond the military age, and are rightly accorded the privilege of the middle-aged.—En. Spectator.]
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