THE ONLY FAIR QUESTION.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2709, 2 March 1916, Page 6

THE ONLY FAIR QUESTION.

[ \ .(To. the Editor.) , Sir,—May I through the medium of ) oui ; valuable paper enter a most emir prp'test; at;:..the liatureAsof .the. ' - '•catechism put to the;Hon-.-tho Minister i of Defence by the Moderate Party (self- ■ -styled!). : .JJo they really.; think .to throw dust ; in the eyes of the public .in this mani . .i'aer?'' And do they think so little of the ; , Hon. Minister ,as -to suppose that he. r . ; <vill put his neck into a noose to oblige -them? -y~He should, certainly refuse to i pntertain their questions at all since to answer in the affirmative is to. publicly ; \ -.dishonour our .soldiers, 'thereby :ploa sing r :our enemies, but 110 one else I hope. On ?. ; the other hand, an absolute negative is ; so obviously the desire of the Moderj ; .that they walk abroad'with their eyes . . open and senses alert-A.;®ien they aiay: ■sector themselves K^midaio^istatei re-', j . quiring reasonable 'only, this question .t-o; : ;the'Mihi^ter''df' Defence and to. tie h ' t S> Viz., "Is it iiilthe'-hest.-interests ; . Sf -f , 'J' Zealaiifl"-Eypeditionary : r - forces that hotel and'elub bars'bo closi ed '?rom 7 p.m. to. 6'aini/?".' ; I : thinlc ; there can be only : oho. answer, and, - . • j.-y blackens 110. one. ansVer is ( les."—l anl, etc., • > 1 • . - ii ; - SINCERITY^