7 NOVEMBER 1914, Page 25

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—It is to be

hoped the Government will not delay, but take its courage in both hands and pass a Bill calling on all men, of the right age and physical fitness, to serve their country in this time of need. The feeling in the industrial North, by the great majority, is without doubt in favour of such a measure, and it will be the only way in which the urgency of the case can be brought forward to many. As one honest toiler remarked to the writer, "If they really want us we'll be fetched"—and that is just the feeling.—I am, Sir, &c., MALING GRAY. Bel Hill House, Settle, Yorks.