MILITARY TRAINING
RESOLUTIONS OF LABOUR CONFERENCE.
Military service was one of the matters considered at the annual conference of the Federation of Labour yesterday. After discussion tho conference adopted the following resolutions:— "That tho conference declares itself in favour of tho abolition of compulsory military training and the substitution of physical training in all schools.'' ' "That the conference enters its emphatic protest, against tho organised attempt to extend and foster militarism among tho youths of the nation, as outlined by the Minister of Defence in the proposal for several months' training at a time when the nation has just given of its best to destroy militarism."
"That the cotiferenco bring under- the notice of the Minister of Defence the unnecessary hardship enforced upon technical school working class students by the compulsory drill which takes place after school hours, whereby l>oys npwardß of fourteen years of age nre compelled to drill for an hour after having done a day's work of eight hours, sometimes longer, and two hours' work in school, meaning iii practieo that 6ome boys have to leave home at 7 or 7.15 a.m. and aro not free to return to their homes until after 10 p.m."
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 238, 2 July 1919, Page 6
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198MILITARY TRAINING Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 238, 2 July 1919, Page 6
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