Extravagance was again the subject of debate in the House
of Commons on Wednesday night when Mr. Churchill defended tho proposal to re-clothe the Army in red. Little unreserved support was forthcoming for the Government. Mr. Churchill tried to console the House with the fact that only the Household Troop are at present being put into their old uniforms. The re-clothing of the rest of the Army was a matter for hiture years, and in the interval the nature of their uniforms could be further discussed. We trust that after further discussion the proposed expenditure will be vetoed. Khaki is a cheap uniform, a good uniform, and, moreover, a uniform that has glorious associations. What more could either the Army or the people want ? Bishop Berkeley remarked it as an odd thing in his own day that the seamen alone had practical uniforms. Surely the time has come to be practical all round.
