Fighting Conscription.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 58, 19 April 1912, Page 9

Fighting Conscription.

A Conference of the Church of Christ held in Wellington during Easier week condemned the Compulsory .Military Training Act. ¥■ * * * Mr. Maekio, organiser of the NatEnal Peace Council, accompanied b> M '.-ors. McCiillough and WErnill, of t.iu ihvv\o liesistors' Union, tbri-tciiure!:, put in a busy week in Wellington waiting upon ConfereiHtiS, distributing in era turn, etc. it was mainly through then' of- j forts that the deputation of Anfi-.Mili-tarists was arranged to wait upon the j Minister for Defence. j " *' i It is understood that a large batch of youths ant to be prosecuted 111 Waiiii for refusing to stpiinn before Uio_ military authorities of that town, 'there is t.very possibility 01 a whh>-si>ivad revolt against the' Act in tlm Notf-hern (.ol.llieidi' district. Three Tunaru youths wi:o refused to 1 b. come a part oi' the miiiljry scheme j w.-re fined E>s. and costs last: w.-eli. The eases had been adjourned a week to :.:.Ee the lads an opportunity of changing their minds, but. tiiey were i:sji having any, thank you! « » • A deputation, consEting of :<-_ roscntaiEes of vaadous organisations, waited | uputt the .Minister ior Eeioio-o 01 or-i'-r I 10 piaee tlie oiijectHuis ..i tie-ir orlauvatu:, EEoro him. j. iEmvt ,-m, I Aid., intro'diK-d tlie di-ii-gate.s. A.!-'.->srs. j IE lEinterj 01 Drivers' Ee.Ero'.ion ; P. | fl. fivkev and tk ,i. O'ib-g.ni. of | X.Z.iEI,. ; Mr. Elisor. CaiC'Eoaiy La- j 1..,.-ur lE'preseiitation Cum Ec •■• : aEEsi i'rvvi, Society of ikivE.;; Mr. M-e-'.ie, | NEE Aini-aEi;iai"i.-t ('-iune.il ; \<. E. \ 'Miils, Ikdtv Seh-mvv !•'. Er-tneia. Eel- ; hiiV'.n S !'. ; Vvk ,k -! e'kin. Vi;r.gai:-;i Ti-aboitr i.'an-y; A. M.cf'ar-iiv. 1 >-■-.:■>•■'li 11 ; li'ib.'iir I'ari v; d. Met'idlon.-;)]. of ! Ghri-Ukuieh; an 1 E. ('. Earktnd, of ! Welkayi-ni VEatersidc v.-ero i tho sp. akons on bel-nil: of the .-.ieputa- i tion. ! * * # , hi ripiy, as was c-vjiecie.l. t'ne Mm- | iste-r ailirmed t!i-at the Act n:e,t with ] his approval, and as far as he was < on- ; cerned he inteinle.l to enforce it. Per- i soua.ily, he was opposed to the gaoling ! of toys, and would vote ;n ;E.-.mi of I that clause being wiped out. Th n Aii.n- I i.str-r had a great deal to say about j lighting for one's h< arih and home, los- 1 ing sight of the fact Eiat the hviio i •vf ihe average, wage-slave is an in lit- ! leivnt boardinghoii-,-'. j * * * 1 Minister for IEEm- Alyers dvelosed : on\ of tlie ido-as nnje.-ivju-i; oe- net;.E T '• ous military scheiiie v. E."ii ho ueEi ne'E : Eio (feinuatio.ri Ent lie wcnl i n r 'i iie 1 in favor of amending the. E,v so as ■ to ))rovido tliat the lorces (-unld not j bo used in industrial dispue-s. Law j and order must, be n.ain'aee i .Mst j what we have coii!>'!.-.lvi . ; ga-. tiiro'.igh : tne piece. [ * * •> \ Mr. IV J. O'IE-tan write- to the j "•'*'•■■ 4:x the ptck'u-dm of odEtis epi- ; t:;,v v. :l i !;-,:-,, l-r-ape-i upon E-vo ,Vio '-~,. . k,k,",''. :',,' ' . ', ' ~| '."",', 1,,,',, i to a IkiT l.'iilet und.'r the Evk.,. c Act. : the popularity of vhk :i v a-., j.e'eat , thai the Gover.iment is too < hvE-n- : hearted to erifo.reo it. c- i-.gaiiist ! youths who have no vote.-.." I * r- * \ Harry Hawkes, an aiiti-miiEarist of i Auckland, has been jaib-cl for refusing to bow to Godley and Co. * » » On Sunday, April 13, the WeMingloii i Anti-Militarist League held a simcess-j i'ul nioctinp; in Post- Ofhce ftauaro to . protest against tho jailing or boys. | Tbero was a largo at-tcTidnnoo. The ; speakers wore Ri 3. Ross, P. 11. Hie-: key, G. G. Farlami, V. McEElloagh (<.>( [

i ChvEcEveh-. E. C. Jones, and T. ! Ecgle._ Ex'"-pT Em prevei.ee » a j ii: E ■:.■ c: ; . v E.E v:„k.-: :,;,:, ~--m- v i,,M - j viEvvr of cEaklElvd Ikierly ef con-! ME.ion and a means to En (piEe- -tin- j ii-"-e:-e;,E'-' n;annfacE;re of discord a,ud j crime within tho Dominion."