There is another service done by Lord Haldane which is
not so often recognized. He gave us the National Reserve. It is true that the initial idea did not come from him but from the Surrey Territorial Association ; but Lord Haldane quickly recognized the value of the experiment, and at once ordered its adoption by all other Territorial Associations. The ulti- mate result of this was that the National Reserve sent some two hundred thousand men to the colours. But for Lord Haldane's quickness in seeing the value of the National Reserve, the civilians who took up the idea in Surrey would have been powerless to convert the nation. Before we leave the subject of Lord Haldane's resignation of the Chancellor- ship see must say a word as to hie successor. Sir Stanley Buckmaster is little known to the general public. We venture to say, however, that the appointment is a sound one, and that he will prove in every way a worthy occupant of the great office to which he succeeds. He has the confidence of his old colleagues at the Chancery Bar in no ordinary degree—and they are very keen critics.
