FURTHER SACRIFICES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2646, 17 December 1915, Page 9

FURTHER SACRIFICES

5, s IS SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR. Speaking on war topics at Wellingto: is College yesterday the. Governor (Lor s, Liverpool) said that he had heard' nc r. thing but praise' for the New Zealan " troops who had gone to the front, i * young brigadier-general had said o them: ' "They must have been remark Jj ably well trained before they, came t la the sceno of action." . There was some times a tendency to belittle the effort of thoso who were training the men New Zealand had now raised an arm larger than that (31,000) which th British sent to the Crimea. ' The Dc >. minion should be proud of the achievc ment, and proud of the men who ha trained the troops. No one knew how long this ivar wonl last. As Lord Kitchener had saic i., it was a war of attrition. It behove us to trust our leaders. It 1 was n good swopping horses- in the middle c the stream. All that the Government had asked us to do was to believe tha they wero actuated by the very bet motives. . 1 Calls would be made for men in i 01( !6_ Lord Derby's scheme'' had recently r< - ceived prominence. Lord Derby wa a very great man—a mail who was fo lowed even by people who disagree with him. ( Lord Derby had stipulate (regarding his scheme) that there shoul be respect shown to tho views of thos who disagreed with the promulgators < the'campaign. "Wo are not going t win this war by abuse," was Lor Derby's attitude. New Zealand wr going to be asked for a largo number < recruits. There was no doubt the would be forthcoming, and lie hope . that some who were actuated by grei patriotic motives would realise that oi to of a multitude of councils there was n< e( i always wisdom. New Zealand had ca vo ried out every duty placed upon i ;ec Tbe sacrifice bad been great', and be wi is! afraid further sacrifices would be r quired. And when; peace was declan —peace With honour—lie trusted thi no spot in the Empire would shine wil bistiAjJiaa the Dominion.