MUST BE REALISTS SAYS MR HOLLAND

Chronicle (Levin), 19 July 1949, Page 7

MUST BE REALISTS SAYS MR HOLLAND

INVERCARGILL, July 18. ' ' I am not oue of tliose who believe war is eituer inevitabie or inuninent, but we are oniy xooiing ourselves if we think the peace of tne world in thc present cireuiustauces is assured. The danger will recede only as we shou ourselves wiliing.and able to resisi wiiatever aggressors threaten ou: peace," said the Leader of the OpposiLiou, Mr Holland, in tae .cour.se or an address to-night ou the question of eom pulsory miiitafy ^training. There was a coiiiparati\ elv jjiuall aiKUence. The followiiig motiqp was carried on the voices without d.issent.r^" That we pledge ourselves to .vote foy conipuisory nnlitary training at the reterendum on August ord." . " 1 am aiixious ubout the referenduiij .ssue because it is of overwhelnung im purtance that vve shouid oot fail oui eountry, Mii!..Ho>litwioli saiiid. ' f Tho q»;o visiou of adequate meams of dexence i. not only \ ltai to our own eountry but diso to the peace of the world." Mr lioUanu went on to sav that tln defence of the eountry was above paii.v politics. The Opposition dillered Li'om the Goveinment pn many thing~ mt in this matter it was wholeheart ed ly belnnd the Government." ' It wa--right and proper that all poiitieaJ par .iv-s sliould coine togetlier at the can for the defence of -the Lmpire and htdp the Government in tvery way to. piepare for the defence oef the eountry. ' ' We must be realists and not \> ishl u. tliiukers, " said Mr liolland. " We must view things as they are aiul not as we would like them to be. We must not be blind to what is going 011 m tiii world to-dayr. "