25 MARCH 1916, page 1

As We Have Said Again And Again In These Pages,

it is as odious as it is unjust to talk about Lord Derby having failed to keep his word or having " s'.uffied" in his explanations. He never concealed, but rather emphasized,......

The News From The Russian Line Is Promising In The

northern and in the middle sections, but best of all in the South, where the Austrian opposition is growing distinctly feeble. When we remember that the struggle here is visible......

But When They Have Made That Sacrifice They Find That

other men often better able to go than themselves are selfishly refusing to bear any part of the burden. The Government meanwhile flog the willing and spare the unwilling horse.......

Meanwhile We Are Strongly In Favour Of The Military...

enlarging at both ends their definition of military age for voluntary enlistment. We would like men to be allowed to enlist up to forty- five, provided, of course, that the......

Though, As We Have Said, The Married Men Under The

Derby scheme have no grievance, and in reality suffer no avoidable hardship, since even if there had been no exemptions our military needs would have required the calling up,......

News Of The Week

TN our leading columns we have reviewed the military situation .1 at length, and will only repeat here the most salient facts. They are that the French during the week have been......

The Grievances, Or Rather Alleged Grievances—for The Most...

are not grievances in the true sense, though they are hardships —of the married men have not yet been dealt with in any authoritative Ministerial statement, though such a......

To Our Readers.

The present issue of the " SPECTATOR " is produced under the limitation of the supply of paper made obligatory by the Government restrictions. But though we have been compelled......

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