23 AUGUST 1913, Page 2

Sir Ian Hamilton has issued his report on the Canadian

force. He recommends an increase in the peace establishment of the active Militia; sixteen days' paid training ; and the organization of a Reserve Militia. He proposes that muster rolls of men liable for service be prepared in peace time—a return, in fact, to the old British and French custom in Canada. This, he says, would not necessarily involve universal training. But we must point out that it would amount to the same thing as passes under that name if the muster rolls were properly kept. Sir Ian Hamilton also advises that there should be universal compulsory training for boys, as in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We are puzzled to know why he would withhold from the United Kingdom what he would press upon Canada.