A NATIONAL RESERVE FOR CANADA.
[To sus EDITOR or ins "Srieramoa."] SIR,—It will doubtless be of interest both to you and to your readers to bear that a branch of the National Reserve has been formed in this far-off post upon the Pacific coast. It came about in this way. Two old soldiers wished to form an associa- tion of their kind in the city, and there came to them two young journalists, also old Volunteer soldiers, who bad similar ideas. These young men were responsible for calling a meeting of old service men, at which they expounded the aims of both movements, and succeeded in making a beginning. The mayor of the city was then approached and his support enlisted. Names are rolling in quite cheerily, and success seems to be assured. This, I think, is the first city in Canada to introduce the National Reserve movement, which perhaps is but fitting seeing that new things may come out of the West and that this pity was founded by the sappers and miners of sixty years ago. Vancouver is beginning to stir itself in the matter, and we have received several inquiries from men living over there. There is an abundance of good material for the Reserve throughout the length and breadth of Canada, and I feel sure that in time we shall have a greater percentage
of the population enrolled than you have even in the Home- land. At least we shall aim at that —I am, Sir, &c.,
HUGH SAVAGE.
New Westminster, British Columbia, May 20th, 1912.
[We see no reason why Canada should not have a National Reserve of seventy thousand . men, and we applaud the patriotism of the " two old soldiers " and the "two young jour- nalists "—an admirable juxtaposition. Canada may be sure that the movement will be watched here with the greatest interest and sympathy.—En. Spectator.]
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