EQUAL TREATMENT WANTED FOR IMPERIAL MEMBERS
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TORONTO, Thursday. The British ex-Service League postponed further consideration of a resolution endorsing the limitation of armaments after Major-General Sir Frederick Mauriee, vice-president of the British Legion and Colonel J. A. Mullen (Australia) had expressed the view that Great Brifain's armaments were "cut to the bone" and that other nations were not following her example. A discussion was aroused by a motion introduced by the delegation from Great Britain that British exservice men in Dominions either be admitted into lo'cal ex-servicemen's organisations or encouraged to form organisations of their own. It was pointed out that in Great Britain the Government and constituent organisations accepted all ex-servicemen upon an equal basis. In Australia, said Mr A. H. Franks, representative of the British Legion, there had been discrimiiiation against Imperial ex-servicemen in employment. A number of serious cases. had been brought to the attention of the British 'Legion. On the motion 'of Sir Frederick Mauriee the matter was referred to a sub-committee for investigation. how rumour arose
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 12, 5 September 1931, Page 3
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