HELPING SOLDIERS
Sir,— I was reading your article about one meal a day for a veteran soldier. I think it’s a shame the way some of the returned men are treated. If we are living under British justice, well the less said about it the better. It seems that New Zealanders do not get a chance. For instance, a certain borough council employs a man for two jobs at the same time. This man has no war service, yet he, a “Homie,” can come out and get two jobs at a salary that w*ould make a small business man cry with envy. He was put on first of all as baths’ attendant, having a free house and wages, then he was appointed traffic inspector at about £6 a week. Now he can ride round in a motor-car. I don't blame him for the car, but I fail to see why a returned soldier should not get one of the jobs. I have been giving to charity as much as I can, but from now on I am off giving until all the work is shared alike. It is all very well for a borough council to erect memorial gates, but it ought to remember that helping those who helped the country is the best commemoration of services and sacrifice. NEW ZEALANDER.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 354, 15 May 1928, Page 8
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221HELPING SOLDIERS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 354, 15 May 1928, Page 8
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