We have read with much regret the announcement that the
Government, guided by the Army Council, propose to clothe the Army once more in red. It is estimated that the return to pre- war uniforms will cost £3,000,000. Newspaper rumour says that members of the Army Council who were originally opposed to any idea of giving up khaki for use in times of peace have changed their opinions for certain reasons. These reasons appear to be that the old uniforms with their colour, their highly distinctive marks, and their gay appearance have a great value for recruiting purposes ; and that as money has to be spent on advertising for recruits in any case, tho money may just as well be spent in this form of advertisement. We are asked to bear in mind the posters which appear on the hoardings and to reflect how dull and drab an appeal would be made by pictures of men in the different branches of the Service all clothed in a monotony of khaki. Every nursemaid, our fathers used to say, liked to be seen in Hyde Park with a red tunic.
