WHY PENALISE SOLDIERS?
Sir,—There are so many discussions ire drunkenness among soldiers that /1 feel almost ashamed in that stense of being classed as one. Do the people who strongly advocate the drink restriction , remember that .the majority of us were civilians but a short timo ago, and that the majority of us liaye not been in the •habit of taking too much? It is an insult offered to us by a few for whom (as doubtless they'are not in the ranks) we are trying to do our bit. A few certainly take more than usual, for the reason that they are so restricted here from drink that it comes almost a novelty. But look at the fairness? Shut the hotels at 6 p.m.', when the soldier coming_ into town after a week or fortnight in • camp, and when he, though not a drunkard, could' relish a glass, of beer, aiid give the civilian all day to _ drink what he likes. Hoping these few lines are worthy of consideration,—l am, etc., ONE OF THE BOYS'. Featherston Camp.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2718, 13 March 1916, Page 7
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177WHY PENALISE SOLDIERS? Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2718, 13 March 1916, Page 7
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