2 MARCH 1912, Page 2

For the present the essential thing is to get 300,000

men upon the register, for we are convinced that this is quite possible. When that is done there will, we are sure, be neither any excuse nor any desire, either on the part of the War Office or of the nation, to ignore the National Reserve. To get the 300,000 men, we are convinced that the holding of the proposed parade of the London Reserve in Hyde Park, plus contingents from the country, is essential. But the parade cannot be held unless a fund of at least 22,500 is raised. Therefore all who believe in the importance of the National Reserve must concentrate their efforts upon getting that money.