CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor.)
Sir. —It is somewhat surprising that the authorities are not a little more discriminating in regard to the balloting for those in the First Division. In the opinion of many the authorities should have classified those liable to serve. It appears to me most unfair that married men should be drawn, independent of whether they married during the currency of the war or not, co-equnl with single men. It is nil very fine to talk about getting married to dodge conscription, and even if this were true, those who got married and undertook responsibilities and duties deserve more consideration than single shirkers. I know of number of cases of real hardship on the part of men who married since the war and have to go while other single fellows who could he batter spared are left till a later period. The excuses some of these young gentlemen make for not enlisting are both amusing and ridiculous. Some of (hem should go and hide themselves for shame when they see what is happening around them as the result of the unclassified ballot. —Yours in anticipation, VOLUNTEER.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1668, 30 January 1917, Page 3
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189CORRESPONDENCE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1668, 30 January 1917, Page 3
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