THE A.S.R.S. PROTESTS.

Taihape Daily Times, 14 July 1919, Page 5

THE A.S.R.S. PROTESTS.

A-GAINS-T RAILWAY OU.R’I‘AI!L- ’ MZENT. ‘ ' DUNEDIN, this day-‘ The -local branch of the Am»alga—mated society of Railway Servants 1 passed a resolution protesting against § the action of the Government in cur. . tailing the railway service, t-hereby _A paralysing nfany industries and creat- It ing unemployment at a time when‘ seasonable occupations are completed - and large bodies of soldiers are return- ‘ ing, and calls on the Government to resume the railway service in Otago by‘ using local coals for all trains carrying‘ non-perishable goods as a necessary‘ means of opening up new avenues of, employment and absorbing the uneln—' ployed-. “FAMILY SHIRKER” CLAUSE. ‘ I ‘HOW -IT OPERATED. % I WELLINGTON, this day_l I Interesting details are available with reference to the operation of Clause] 35 of the Expeditionary Force! Act, popularly’ known as the ‘ ‘ Family Shirkcr ’ ’ clause. VVhen lit was announced the clause i was to come into operation theDefence Department was flooded with‘ the names of alleged “family shini_ers.” Investigation shoWed- that more! [than eighty per cent, of the allega-‘ Itions were without foundation. The, number called up under this section |Was 2876, of these 1347 were drawn in the oiydinary ballots ‘Before the ‘cases were dealt With. Of the remainling 2529. those actually taken ‘into camp totalled eight hundred; and of these 689 were" ‘embarked; six-three. were not placed and 104 volunteered lbefore the Clause "'35; notices ‘ were iserved. ; = - -