THE CHILDREN'S VIEWPOINT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1295, 10 September 1914, Page 4

THE CHILDREN'S VIEWPOINT.

WHAT THEY THINK OF THE WAR. In a certain Christchurch primary school recently, the scholars in Standard I. were asked to write short essays on the war, and some of the compositions sent in by these eight-year-old children are interesting from the views expressed. A few are reproduced verbatim; they are all entitled “The War” “The British are winning. Some of the Germens ship 3 are blown up. We have lots ot other couutrys to foght for us. Germen has been looking for a fight for a long time.” “This morning when a train went bv there were horses in the train, and they were going to Lyttelton. And butter, sugar potatoes have gone up to a dreadful price.” , , . “The things at httletam (Lvttetou) might bloe up.” “We are saving money for them at school. And we are giving it to the soldiers before they go too England.” “The war is now on, and our soldiers have to go to fight. We have not to waste food.” “There’s a war going on now. The names of the coutries are Germany England Serveen and Austreea. But we are sticking up tor England—that where the King and ueen lives.” “Our soldiers are going to war. There is a battleship on Guity (duty). Germans are white like people in Christchurch, The war is t’ery sad,”

“We are fighting against Germany. And we voat for the British flag. We live under it. And we love it. The British flag is one of the best flags out. It is called the Union Jack. lam glad that we are winning.” “The war is a very sad case. Some of our men are going to fight. I hope the war soon goes. My cousin has gone to the war. My mother has got one bag of flower in. My father may go to.” “The war is a very horrid thing. Some of our soldiers have gone to fight. They have gone to help England and Europe. My brother might be going in six more years. I hope he won’t get killed. I don’t like war a bit,” “I have heard my mother and father speaking about the war. The war is a awful thing.” “The Germans are fighting our country. Our soldiers are helping great Britain. War is a dreadful thing. The Germans are getting the worst of it.” “The war is narsty thing. The school is collecting money for our soldiers. Some of them are going to the war. I hope it will never come again.” “The English and the Germans is going to fight. Are you going to the battle? The british will win. I would like to go to,” “The Germans are having a fight with England. British soildes are going to war. The flour is up.