WHOSE DUTY IS IT TO GO TO THE FRONT?

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2474, 29 May 1915, Page 6

WHOSE DUTY IS IT TO GO TO THE FRONT?

(To the Editor.) Sir, —My answer to Mr. Goldingbam re the above is—all who are medically nt and whose occupation is not that of producing the munitions of war. He writes of two brothers of military age and who are eager to enlist, yet they are hesitating as to what is their duty. Should either or both these young men meet with an accident incapacitating him for life, who would take his place? Our men aro free to volunteer only so long as there are plenty of men for tho Empire's need; if they fail, then conscription becomes necessary. Young men, enlist, your duty calls; if you hold back; then compulsion takes its toll.

I know threo strong, strapping young men, two of whom could easily enlist. They say that "We are too heavy," but the test they have used is a street scales and coats and gladstone bags added to their weight. These young men openly scoff at thoso already in training, yet their father, a soldier's son ana a man holding a public position, encourages their unpatriotic behaviour. "Enjoy ourselves" is their motto, aud they are to be found motoring here, there, and everywhere—young men of leisure. "We will fight soon enough when the Germans come here" is a paltry excuse. Wait, forsooth! Men who lag are quite capable of standing behind we women should thoso brave fellows now defending us not be able to prevent such an awful happening. I would like to make a suggestion— that all names of all men enlisting, those accepted and those rejected, should be printed in the papers. Many of those medically unfit are as brave, indeed many braver, than, those already ftehtin!'.—l* am, etc., A BACKBLOOKS WOMAN. THE "DOMINION" LISTS. HOSPITAL SHIP FUND. £ B. d. Previously acknowledged 67 i 6 Mrs. N. P. Willoughby 550 | Mrs. H. C. Jacka, Nelson 1 1 0 Peter Oag 5 ,5 ? N.E.B 0 10 0 Total « 0 6 ANAESTHETICS FUND. £ B. d. Previously acknowledged 97 2 S Peter Oag J ® 0 Studio Sacrifices 0 li 0 Total 8814 6 SERVIAN RELIEF FUNDS. £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 47 3 G C. W. Brown 5 0 0 Total 52 3 G FOR BELGIAN RELIEF. .£ s. d. Previously acknowledged 20,i73 !) 5 Per "Manamatu Evening Standard," Palmerston North 375 16 5 Employees, Mr. Norman Kirkcaldie's farm (third monthly donation) 1 10 0 Total 25.350 15 10 GIFT TOBACCO FUND. £ s. d. Previously acknowledged ISB 2 0 Mrs. Frank .' 2 0 0 Total 190 2 0