THE CALL FOR MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2726, 22 March 1916, Page 6

THE CALL FOR MEN

DEMAND ON THE CITY

The latest demand on the City and i«h rS H > -¥ p mako up s],ol ' te e° s ** the 14th Reinforcements. The men are ro . quired by March 2S. More Men Enlist. Thei following recruits, who (have been passed as ht.ror military service wore enrolled at Buckle Street yesterday:(ArtilleT-) ' m ° tor mcohanio » City neS).' WatS ° U ' carpeuter ' <% (Bngi(ta:y) K - Kajmoad ' bank clwk ' City (M t • A HilSt ' o ' nlercan tlle officer, City (Infaifry) k- lab ° Urer ' Cit ? oSS engincor ' Gty Josephi Welsh, miner, City (Infantry). John Jl'Millan, seaman, City (InfanPaton, engincor, City (Infcrn-

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Wni. Tohaok, grocer, City (Home Service).

L. M. Campbell, carrier, City (Mount-

'Walter Brerton, jeweller, City (Infantry). ' j. v Sent to Camp. \,m Ste^ ay J> T> Horro » and Hugh M.Donald were sent from tho Citv group to Feabherston ramp as dental orderlies. Call of Duty Ignored. A protest against tho alleged unpatriotic attitude of some employers of labour towards recruiting was mado by the Mayor of Auckland on Saturday. Mr. Gunson remarked that the majority ol employers wero encouraging thoir employees to enlist, and many had made it a practico to give special concessions m the way of part salary to mon who (oinedi tho colours. In contrast to this attitude, tho Mayor said he had learned that there were employers, including some who wore in a larpo way ivho wero doing all they could to prevent their men from enlisting, and ho mentioned a specific instance in which a recruit Iliad received notice of dismissal immediately after he had enlisted. To employers whoso attitude ho thus criticised, Mr. Gvmsoii appealed to overlook the risk of dislocation to their business, and, at the expense of personal saenfico, allow tho men anxious to enlist to do so.. atod to encourage them by treating them, liberally in the matter) and promising them employment on their return. Mr. Gunson added that many young men who were able to go still failed to realiso the call upon them, and, in his opinion, tho time had arriv« od wholly single men should receive a eleir intimation from their employers that they should considor their duty. Now that so many men had returned from active service tho Patriotic Association was in a position to undertako to find in most cases competent men to fill tho • places of single men who luight be retired for foiling to enlist. Mr. Gunson added that several pcoplo had asked him to emphasise this matter by a public meeting; but ho thought that stop, was scarcely necessary as yot.