2 DECEMBER 1916, Page 9

THE VOLUNTEERS.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."]

SIR,—Your articles have been excellent, and compulsion should be instituted at once, both for the sake of the nation and also to avoid throwing too much of a burden on the willing. There is one small point which I do not think has been brought out in your articles; it is that the drill and exercise benefit a member's general health. Repeatedly members of my platoon tell me they have never felt better owing to their drills, and in consequence they are better fitted to carry on their daily work, and this should appeal to those who are afraid to join on account of their health