General Godley and Cant

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 67, 21 June 1912, Page 9

General Godley and Cant

Tli' l peripatfi in Grtioral lia* Iwti clclivcrine; iiiinscli' ol h «>hinm md a-'ha.W inl<T\i(uv hi ;i dju'Jy ,papw. 'Vho wi-tpr-vicw, v.lneh is coucTjuS iji a <rt>rai r4 atii'inped humor of a very fac*vy sfrrt, cuiit.'iins lh<' Tisiial flnur*4i eF ti'nmIM'ts ahoiit t!io stirrrse oT I.lif •rvmsrri'ptioii srln'mc, Tsni t!ic Ocncrn' ronirl ! not lot tlic ff|iportnni't-y ipass xrrtljout havinp; ;i till jit t : lif»«si wiiwm "hi* .ftwipi i--ni«lT niirl ciintvrrmtmoM-tly to jis th(< ' ; !inti-i,'" ivnii «pwk-f of Hi? . "an'ii'.s , caul." There «rp 3avt» or tbrws jionilji ahout tins t4»«.rgp wT -ullfring j cai:t shonld ■Iμ-* -rtoi-imd. A few nioiiUix r<so Gon«-!i! vas |.(i a on -Tlie ■'ini'iit ion 1 if compulsory ■rnililfirj' i-rjiin-"ie\ It will !., renieii;l).T«'£] ilinl hv -.llilt.MVil himself licllilifl Ulf Rc;;'.'lntii'iis, .s;i_vin ; ; neiihi'i- hi< ijjur-hi* ofliri-rn "■rvf ■'at liheil.y {(> .rfj.re n»iy f<-prf-s-----iion-i of opinion m ywMir* , <,-»• (;(ur 'Vi"s'ioii. Niif (Jciiri-'ii (l'<rt)i<y s-r>re;>fis hiin.ii'lf in a irii'iidly n-vv.<|):\.por osi t!i-o vi-yy suhjeel on whifli hf is iwl jil, i'.iheriv to cvpivss n.'iy otmri.-tn. Is 'i'hia '•;i:'t, tin , 11, ur ii vpo'-n'-iy v i'lj« (.'eiieriil slitMiid r!"!!!'!!i!-icr, -f-.in, ilia; Ihcsf ':in(:s" ?;n i/coh of tins co:i;i<ry, '.vim h.'u c a |k\ fer-v n-;ht <n cr.'lii'isc tin- :,p..(M;d fuMi; of : : rlef ( .ncr , " v.'hici) is in ojK'i-.TlioT! -ii. :>r\y uinrncr:t, t viiimut iieiiiL', s,:i(vn>i( ;vi ■})>• i'iiciv pai;l .'My J1 ta, 11 iy paid, hy '{"irx tvny- «<■;■- -'■ii:l 'Chi\-:e 'aniis," (■oiiniri.wc ihe larger p :M t ~f ,( u . wurjeerri of this eoiiiiiry. They av<\ in ■>!]■> :i.>,in, *rtrup;;linj; to .-.-I in a of .Cl (0 £:S -pej"•■ek. .Ahile t'leir <-~]■(vn;.|.,v|- V f<<f',v?*i iin.re than Il'O, uith ci |,it>p r; ,-| alinw"H'c- ior ii-iiv<'!lint'; cKiit-nsi's. W.« may ad; I !<" CJeiK-r'Vi on which .-ido is cant neire likely U. In- .finnid on I his rinnsi.idii:- , An-onast, n-ho are eiidurhij; ..iiecrs, and loss ol h;lle!s in;- !..h«ir opinions-, or amongst ilmse -ahn -ii" vi fat .hi!r"ts, roc.'jviiiij; J;i_.h salaries, nnd iicinp; loaded wi-.h jiraise asii'i .■idnlal-ioii by press, pulpit and jiiaii'<:rn- ? Is il Hi.. (iei.'er:ii wk> iV>lls 11;; ih;,i ihe youih ,-.f the i!;!ti;in will -benefit morally. i>!iysi«-;i!!y mid iiit,clleH;un.!l.v : nude,- » wililury or..';>nis-M.i'ir), or j-.'ff-o,' '■anii" i'.h-) p..iii)-; .-,,;! i.) ;(i Ji , A(Tf\S oimural de.■•r.'id.'iiion, physical disc-iso an! Menial airopl,' , , whic':; oi'ci-. , , , u!i'C<' If-ildi.s Io llli , !! HII !'il H.l|f-!;i(.|l U< he ii'-d'-r a Tii'liiary nr-c-ani.saWiin., •.vh-n i.~ tr'lkiii", calii ? .. J Is the i:-.ililnrist wlin ii-l!,-. hoy., ; ,i :c l j y.'ailh-; '.-! |!ii> "<-;>r>i-vntir;'; of ■i.i-itary life." or iho -'aniii" vim ■ ■i-.i'A.s ihe;,! uar in ;.!! :(s devili.sh li'diMiu'-ness. i\lm tells iliJ-'Hi (.hat I.'v , -laiiui;- of nii!ili:ry life ii a d-.'vil'* lie ..Miilly (if c : :ni? I* it- the wealthy i!iilit;iri.-:(. who talks (if ' -pai riotisn:," !mi vr;ules pnyni"iii of jii-t. tava!i<!!i, ,w ihp poor ''auli" \v!io .■•kjioscs llk , liypoerisv of ihi.s ;>M-i!.I f )-pat-riot ism a'iii ils nroteeii).-, iv.i!''t-i! ristn, wliii is ill lei ill"; Oiin;.'r Is ii the "l.)\;d" finnnc'oi's ;nid "patriolie" c.»ni'aelo!\s of Ivivope a.ncl Aineiica. who seize iht> limit" of China's irial and n --'d [o i'oisi loans upon her, upon theii own ini!|Ui'on.s ii'i-.m.s, !.,> !je ■ VLpend-'d in 1 heir in.ii upon ai-inanii-nis. mid i'len T;e |]iis :is ; in arvm:eei ii! ili.-.ji- owti in in■lu.-'- ;!i'-in :n !r.ru *o inin-liasn iti.'ir; ,, n" their devilish v,;i;-fS ,'i!i..l to (ll'ldi- - ! ,,- ---tal-.e <.-,),seriplio;. to prot;"'t thcttt.-.idve.s Ivoin ihe ye|l ; ,-.v -,;i;ii:•- is it tli-cse ri'Cll, ' or ;he "auii.s" vii.i cKp'i-in thf> inl.tni011s hiisiness, v.lvi rnulinj; Tiunii.ii.j;s: j ; Will (ii'iieral fiodl,;>y answer ihiw; j ilUes'iMills unci also, is i'l llki* -1 wlio ' support the conscription sr-heme in tlic i mmc (if ,; !ifnne clefnieo," v-'hile* -,<(«orH:-- ■ I.T it as a. means of iTn.pori.il j i\m\ \*'rril«ry sfoaling, and : as a ineitiis of sfciiinin/: 'tlio rising ; tidrt of pTrtftress which <i* \* divest them si tbf»ir tee *««9f acqttirwl iv«.i»lth —iM ii Vliese ipoefilo— <.lio.«w "|»atji'»ts"— er th« ■,wlis" w)w> w*i'» +;b«. w*rk«N *f %fe*fe j «M*pirary i>s»T»wft i , f»««- WwrU**, 1V...' n')»in (ienoia , ! fir>3W Hia>, 'hA «c

.jviayine; a rlungerOTih gaim; in making ffi'sisclt the monthpi'-'-co of oiw fwvTiim of tho onmTOueity, nnd in ■pulilifjjy : ■eno-orine; .at b'hose who oppose compulsory military awrii*. The workers ■whilo not mating H>%o nionoy out of the echouM? that «Mm'e "patriotic" wintrao%brs *w>, 4)« v« k» feet tlio bill, Jand J "they riM *w» Vkaik CcßMal Godloy is; we* j»aiA fiIWW pffer jiftfiiim to 9«ft«r at