HEALTH OF SOLDIERS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16148, 28 February 1918, Page 6

HEALTH OF SOLDIERS.

ALLEGATIONS UEFUTED. (SPECIAL TO "THE MIKS.") WELLINGTON, February 27. In his election campaign. Mr H. ®. Holland has been at pains to show cause; for his hatred for what he calls militarism, and among the horrors of war he has named venereal disease. Be has talked incessantly on this subject; mentioning it at overy meeting, with the evident object of instilling m tho minds of women witfi sons and husbands a loathing of war and everything pertain to it. By this he hoped to win support for his anctconscription plank. At a meoting for women only, which ho addressed on Tuesday afternoon 'a meeting to which male reporters were not admitted), Mr Holland appoarß to have gono a little farther than usual in his talk on this subject. Mr Massey has received a letter from a lady, tii© wife of a soldier who was present at the meeting. This lady writes that, in the course of his aduress, Mr Holland, referring to venereal disease among tho troops, stated that a woman was working under tho New Zealand Commandant at Sling Camp, inspecting prostitutes. From this he argued that if the lady in question was working under tho New Zealand Commandant, it must be with the knowledge and consent of tho National Govern-, ment. Mr Massey hastens to arrest this statement. "I wish to say," he said to a reporter, "that I know nothing of this woman's movements, and I received no communication from land on tho subject, but I am confident that she is not working, as has been suggested, under the New Zealand Commandant, and I can *.ay deSnitely that sho is not doing so with the knowledge or consent of tho I\agonal Government. The relatives and friends or soTdiors may therefore make their minds easy about this question. » look upon the s r atements, not only a gross libel on New Zealand soldiers, but also as a libel upon New Zeaiand 9 fair name. I have said before that tho statraients that have been made regarding the .prevalence of venereal disease amongst our troops are infamous l>2s. 'inn I repeat now. It is exco'-aingly regrettaole, to say the least of it, that this sort of thing stinni' 1 be used for electioneering purposes. "

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