THE MILITIA AND THE LABOUR MARKET. [To THE EDITOR Or
THE " SPECTATOR:9
SIR,—You are perfectly correct in saying last week that the proposed six weeks' annual training of Militia will create obstacles in the labour market. Last year I engaged as ware- house porter a young man who expressed a hope that the fact that he was in the Militia, and would have to go away for a month under canvas, would not interfere with his chances of obtaining the situation. I arranged that he should have the
usual fortnight's holiday on full pay, and a further fortnight without pay. This is the utmost limit of time during which most employers in the City of London would be prepared to spare any of their staff, and it is important to bear this in mind if it is desired to attract a good class of recruit, and not merely the village loafer. I may add that our Militiaman came back at the end of his month in the most robust health, and far better equipped for his work than the average man, so that unquestionably employers will receive a direct benefit from the encouragement of this branch of the Service.—
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