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e　is　one　of　the　defenders　of　his　native　land；　one　of　the　heroes　upon　whose　courage　and　endurance　depends　the　safety　of　the　British　realm。

Some　fine　day　at　the　other　end　of　the　world　some　prancing　pro…consul　finds　it　necessary　to　smash　one　of　the　man…slaying　machines　that　loom　ominous　on　his　borders；　or　some　savage　potentate　makes　an　incursion　into　territory　of　a　British　colony；　or　some　fierce　outburst　of　Mahommedan　fanaticism　raises　up　a　Mahdi　in　mid…Africa。　　In　a　moment　Tommy　Atkins　is　marched　off　to　the　troop…ship；　and　swept　across　the　seas；　heart…sick　and　sea…sick；　and　miserable　exceedingly；　to　tight　the　Queen's　enemies　in　foreign　parts。　　When　he　arrives　there　he　is　bundled　ashore；　brigaded　with　other　troops；　marched　to　the　front　through　the　blistering　glare　of　a　tropical　sun　over　poisonous　marshes　in　which　his　comrades　sicken　and　die；　until　at　last　he　is　drawn　up　in　square　to　receive　the　charge　of　tens　of　thousands　of　ferocious　savages。　Far　away　from　all　who　love　him　or　care　for　him；　foot…sore　and　travel　weary；　having　eaten　perhaps　but　a　piece　of　dry　bread　in　the　last　twenty…four　hours；　he　must　stand　up　and　kill　or　be　killed。　　Often　he　falls　beneath　the　thrust　of　an　assegai　or　the　slashing　broadsword　of　the　charging　enemy。　　Then；　after　the　fight　is　over　his　comrades　turn　up　the　sod　where　he　lies；　bundle　his　poor　bones　into　the　shallow　pit；　and　leave　him　without　even　a　cross　to　mark　his　solitary　grave。　Perhaps　he　is　fortunate　and　escapes。　　Yet　Tommy　goes　uncomplainingly　through　all　these　hardships　and　privations；　does　not　think　himself　a　martyr；　takes　no　fine　airs　about　what　he　has　done　and　suffered；　and　shrinks　uncomplainingly　into　our　Shelters　and　our　Factories；　only　asking　as　a　benediction　from　heaven　that　someone　will　give　him　an　honest　job　of　work　to　do。　　That　is　the　fate　of　Tommy　Atkins。　　If　in　our　churches　and　chapels　as　much　as　one　single　individual　were　to　bear　and　dare；　for　the　benefit　of　his　kind　and　the　salvation　of　men；　what　a　hundred　thousand　Tommy　Atkins'　bear　uncomplainingly；　taking　it　all　as　if　it　were　in　the　day's　work；　for　their　rations　and　their　shilling　a　day　（with　stoppages）；　think　you　we　should　not　transform　the　whole　face　of　the　world？　　Yea；　verily。　　We　find　but　very　little　of　such　devotion；　no；　not　in　Israel。

I　look　forward　to　making　great　use　of　these　Army　Reserve　men。　There　are　engineers　amongst　them；　there　are　artillery　men　and　infantry；　there　are　cavalry　men；　who　know　what　a　horse　needs　to　keep　him　in　good　health；　and　men　of　the　transport　department；　for　whom　I　shall　find　work　enough　to　do　in　the　transference　of　the　multitudinous　waste　of　London　from　our　town　Depots　to　the　outlying　Farm。　　This；　however；　is　a　digression；　by　the　way。

After　having　got　the　Farm　into　some　kind　of　ship…shape；　we　should　select　from　the　City　Colonies　all　those　who　were　likely　to　be　successful　as　our　first　settlers。　　These　would　consist　of　men　who　had　been　working　so　many　weeks　or　days　in　the　Labour　Factory；　or　had　been　under　observation　for　a　reasonable　time　at　the　Shelters　or　in　the　Slums；　and　who　had　given　evidence　of　their　willingness　to　work；　their　amenity　to　discipline；　and　their　ambition　to　improve　themselves。　On　arrival　at　the　Farm　they　would　be　installed　in　a　barracks；　and　at　once　told　off　to　work。　　In　winter　time　there　would　be　draining；　and　road…making；　and　fencing；　and　many　other　forms　of　industry　which　could　go　on　when　the　days　are　short　and　the　nights　are　long。　In　Spring；　Summertime　and　Autumn；　some　would　be　employed　on　the　land；　chiefly　in　spade　husbandry；　upon　what　is　called　the　system　of　〃intensive〃　agriculture；　such　as　prevails　in　the　suburbs　of　Paris；　where　the　market　gardeners　literally　create　the　soil；　and　which　yields　much　greater　results　than　when　you　merely　scratch　the　surface　with　a　plough。

Our　Farm；　I　hope；　would　be　as　productive　as　a　great　market　garden。　There　would　be　a　Superintendent　on　the　Colony；　who　would　be　a　practical　gardener；　familiar　with　the　best　methods　of　small　agriculture；　and　everything　that　science　and　experience　shows　to　be　needful　for　the　profitable　treatment　of　the　land。　　Then　there　would　be　various　other　forms　of　industry　continually　in　progress；　so　that　employment　could　be　furnished；　adapted　to　the　capacity　and　skill　of　every　Colonist。　Where　farm　buildings　are　wanted；　the　Colonists　must　erect　them　themselves。　　If　they　want　glass　houses；　they　must　put　them　up。　Everything　on　the　Estate　must　be　the　production　of　the　Colonists。　Take；　for　instance；　the　building　of　cottages。　　After　the　first　detachment　has　settled　down　into　its　quarters　and　brought　the　fields　somewhat　into　cultivation；　there　will　arise　a　demand　for　houses。　These　houses　must　be　built；　and　the　bricks　made；　by　the　Colonists　themselves。　　All　the　carpentering　and　the　joinery　will　be　done　on　the　premises；　and　by　this　means　a　sustained　demand　for　work　will　be　created。　　Then　there　would　be　furniture；　clothing；　and　a　great　many　other　wants；　the　supply　of　the　whole　of　which　would　create　labour　which　the　Colonists　must　perform。

For　a　long　time　to　come　the　Salvation　Army　will　be　able　to　consume　all　the　vegetables　and　crops　which　the　Colonies　will　produce。　　That　is　one　advantage　of　being　connected　with　so　great　and　growing　a　concern；　the　right　hand　will　help　the　left；　and　we　shall　be　able　to　do　many　things　which　those　who　devote　themselves　exclusively　to　colonisation　would　find　it　impossible　to　accomplish。　　We　have　seen　the　large　quantities　of　provisions　which　are　required　to　supply　the　Food　Depots　in　their　present　dimensions；　and　with　the　coming　extensions　the　consumption　will　be　enormously　augmented。　　On　this　Farm　I　propose　to　carry　on　every　description　of　〃little　agriculture。〃

I　have　not　yet　referred　to　the　female　side　of　our　operations；　but　have　reserved　them　for　another　chapter。　　It　is　necessary；　however；　to　bring　them　in　here　in　order　to　explain　that　employment　will　be　created　for　women　as　well　as　men。　　Fruit　farming　affords　a　great　opening　for　female　labour；　and　it　will　indeed　be　a　change　as　from　Tophet　to　the　Garden　of　Eden　when　the　poor　lost　girls　on　the　streets　of　London　exchange　the　pavements　of　Piccadilly　for　the　strawberry　Beds　of　Essex　or　Kent。

Not　only　will　vegetables　and　fruit　of　every　description　be　raised；　but　I　think　that　a　great　deal　might　be　done　in　the　smaller　adjuncts　of　the　Farm。

It　is　quite　certain　that　amongst　the　mass　of　people　with　whom　we　have　to　deal　there　will　be　a　residual　remnant　of　persons　to　some　extent　mentally　infirm　or　physically　incapacitated　from　engaging　in　the　harder　toils。　　For　these　people　it　is　necessary　to　find　work；　and　I　think　there　would　be　a　good　field　for　their　benumbed　energies　in　looking　after　rabbits；　feeding　poultry；　minding　bees；　and；　in　short　doing　all　those　little　odd　jobs　about　a　place　which　must　be　attended　to；　but　which　will　not　repay　the　labour　of　able…bodied　men。

One　advantage　of　the　cosmopolitan　nature　of　the　Army　is　that　we　have　Officers　in　almost　every　country　in　the　world。　　When　this　Scheme　is　well　on　the　way　every　Salvation　Officer　in　every　I　and　will　have　it　imposed　upon　him　as　one　of　the　duties　of　his　calling　to　keep　his　eyes　open　for　every　useful　notion　and　every　conceivable　contrivance　for　increasing　the　yield　of　the　soil　and　utilising　the　employment　of　waste　labour。　　By　this　means　I　hope　that　there　will　not　be　an　idea　in　the　world　which　will　not　be　made　available　for　our　Scheme。　　If　an　Officer　in　Sweden　can　give　us　practical　hints　as　to　how　they　manage　food　kitchens　for　the　people；　or　an　Officer　in　the　South　of　France　can　explain　how　the　peasants　are　able　to　rear　eggs　and　poultry　not　only　for　their　own　use；　but　so　as　to　be　able　to　export　them　by　the　million　to　England；　if　a　Sergeant　in　Belgium　understands　how　it　is　that　the　rabbit　farmers　there　can　feed　and　fatten　and　supply　our　market　with　millions　of　rabbits　we　shall　have　him　over；　tap　his　brains；　and　set　him　to　work　to　benefit　our　people。

By　the　establishment　of　this　Farm　Colony　we　should　create　a　great　school　of　technical　agricultural　education。　　It　would　be　a　Working　Men's　Agricultural　University；　training　people　for　the　life　which　they　would　have　to　lead　in　the　new　countries　they　will　go　forth　to　colonise　and　possess。

Every　man　who　goes　to　our　Farm　Colony　does　so；　not　to　acquire　his　fortune；　but　to　obtain　a　knowledge　of　an　occupation　and　that　mastery　of　his　tools　which　will　enable　him　to　play　his　part　in　the　battle　of　life。　He　will　be　provided　with　a　cheap　uniform；　which　we　shall　find　no　difficulty　in　rigging　up　from　the　old　clothes　of　London；　and　it　will　go　hardly　with　us；　and　we　shall　have　worse　luck　than　the　ordinary　market　gardener；　if　we　do　not　succeed　in　making　sufficient　profit　to　pay　all　the　expenses　of　the　concern；　and　leave　something　over　for　the　maintenance　of　the　hopelessly　incompetent；　and　those　who；　to　put　it　roughly；　are　not　worth　their　keep。

Every　person　in　the　Farm　Colony　will　be　taught　the　elementary　lesson　of　obedience；　and　will　be　instructed　in　the　needful　arts　of　husbandry；　or　some　other　method　of　earning　his　bread。　　The　Agricultural　Section　will　learn　the　lesson　of　the　seasons　and　of　the　best　kind　of　seeds　and　plants。　　Those　belonging　to　this　Section　will　learn　how　to　hedge　and　ditch；　how　to　make　roads　and　build　bridges；　and　generally　to　subdue　the　eart