COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE.
STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER
Press Association,
ASHBURTON, Jan. 22. Interviewed by a Guardian reporter. Sir Joseph Ward, dealing with military matters, made a strong statement, which he asked should bo generally published. Briefly he said that a surprise muster of the militia was never contemplated, and no alterations in the volunteer system or establishment of a compulsory military service system were contemplated. Efficiency was the goal aimed at, and could be attained only by the cohesion and loyal support of those interested. Concluding, he said: “There is no intention to establish a militia system in New Zealand, and no one in .authority will be permitted to agitate for a system of the ’kin d. "Wo do not trust to compulsion for the defence of New Zealand, but entirely to tho patriotism of its people. God Save tho King.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2096, 23 January 1908, Page 2
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