“THE KIWI”
Sir, — TU a <? l entirely in accord with what The Sun has said on Sir Joseph Ward’s pronunciainiento on air defences. Of what use is the maintenance of an expensive territorial force and a naval division if we intend to neglect the most essential branch of modern defence—the Air Force? There is no need to stress the uses of the airplane in strategical defence. These must be obvious to every man and it is surprising that a politician who has shown such a keen appreciation in the past of the necessities of defence should have made such a startling decision. “Aerial defence must wait!” And
while we wait anything may happen. I am not one of those foolish souls who see a potential invasion every time a Chinese pays his poll-tax and steps ashore, but it is no use blinding ourselves to the fact that in extraordinary circumstances such a thing as a hostile raid on Auckland is not beyond the bounds of possibility in these days of scientific invention, with planes operating from warships. And what about all this talk of our developing airsense? It seems to me that we are destined to retain the rather reproachful title—the Kiwi Among Nations. JOYSTICK.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 732, 3 August 1929, Page 8
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205“THE KIWI” Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 732, 3 August 1929, Page 8
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