LIEUTENANT GRIERSON.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 28, 8 May 1916, Page 6

LIEUTENANT GRIERSON.

TOCaWIfHTHETAWELPTHS; ' „,. Times). Women's Anti-Gorman League, TllVof the deputations of Wei protests 01 ™*< t .-eelv-cxpress-Ibgton women, an ***** op f nlon . ed disapproval * T P sterdav forenoon, Mi Alien y lesttiui. Women's AntiGerman League that he +fcat Griersoa should go. In tne < 1 -' t F Madame ; Boeufve, who was 6 <?nce :M <Madame^ v» Moore, vli Mks Beatrice Bay and Mi* Mpou, nf his attitude, tnat.n w? i le on from going, he would be do£s& an injustice, and he was not. Spared to do an injust.ee to the J2m nian. Miss Day asked what. t the injustice that was being one to the country, to the men under person's command, and the other thoroughly-qualified men who were irreproachably loyal in their sentijßSbL and who could not obtain 'commissions.. To these pomtcd questions Mi AUen seemed to have no satisfactory reply. .He appeared anxious rather to take refuge in tne suggestion that the hostility to Gnerson was due to personal spite against that individual or towards himself or his staff. The deputation . warmly repudiated this construction being placed on their action. They said Gnerson was unknown i$ them, and as ior the Minister himself, the league had mr politics and no political prejudices. It was inspired solely by patriotic motives and the desire that every officer wearing the' King's uniform .•should be free from suspicion. Eventually- the interview terminated, Mi Allen saying as the ladies left the room that he was determined thai 'Griarsoß should go with the Twelfths Having failed to move Mr Aller from hiiipuruose, the officers of th< Wobeu's Anti-German League have availed themselves of their t.-ght oi ' appeal to His Majesty tne iTmg. petition". wa?, : prepared setting fortt 'the objections, of the league to Gner 'sou's service with the forces. Mis: Eearice Day delivered the petition t< His Excellency, the Governor with i covering letter desiring that ft shont< be forwarded to His Majesty,