An Answer to Supporters of Militia.

(We invite all men in the University to submit communications on subjects of timely interest, but assume no responsibility for sentiments expressed under this head.)

To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

Those gentlemen who oppose the movement for a battalion on the ground that it will be of "no great military value" suggest that Harvard students enlist in the militia. Undoubtedly this is a significant suggestion, but it cannot be executed with any degree of appreciation, for students do not find it convenient to enlist in the militia. When we consider the large number of students that have responded to the call for voluntary military training within a period of three days, we cannot but conclude that the formation of a Harvard Battalion presents a convenience far greater than does the militia. Furthermore, in no one military institution will 1,102 Harvard men enroll within three days. Indeed it is not unreasonable to say that no militia in this state can within three days enlist the services of 102 Harvard students. Yet these 1,102 students profess their willingness to undergo under the Harvard Battalion the same training as under the militia. G. C. DEMETER '18.