While admitting the primary duty of self-governing portions of the
Empire to be that of defending themselves against invasion, he lays stress on the need of co-operation in Imperial defence, and urges the Canadians to assimilate this small permanent force to the Imperial pattern with a view to the interchange of British and Canadian units for Imperial work : "The presence of a Canadian regiment in London, Delhi, or Cairo would stir the imagination not only of the Five Nations themselves, but of the whole outside world." He recommends the employment of more and better instructors to improve the condition of the Active Militia, but lays chief emphasis on the need of organising the Reserve Militia, which he declares to be the real national army of Canada. To that end he strongly advises the preparation of muster rolls in peace of those liable to serve, and while holding that in present circumstances universal manhood training in peace time is unnecessary in Canada, strongly insists on the expediency of developing the training of boys to arms. As he puts it, "Adequate boy training plus scientific organisation based on citizen service is the price that every part of the Empire should pay for such insurance." The charge of inconsistency which we preferred against him on the strength of the con- densed version of the Report published a few weeks ago, cannot be maintained in view of the distinction he draws between universal liability for service and universal manhood training..
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