A MILITARY CASTE.
‘ AND VESTED INTERESTS. F ' WELLINGTON, Aug. l4_ At‘ a meeting of the Wellington ’Presbytery, when the Defence Minis,ter’s proposal to have a four months.’ ‘training period in camp for youths twas- unanimously condemned, the Moderator, the Rev. J. H. Mackenzie. declared: “We have created a military caste, and the military caste is going to defend what is its vested interests. We had an example of that this afternoon, at a meeting of the Chaplains’ Committee. It was proposed to demobilise all chaplains in camps, but now we are likely to have one grant. _ ed, representing ‘Anglicans, Methodists and Presbyterians. There are in hos. pital at Trcntham about 200 patients, 65 nurses, and 14 doctors at £BOO3 year. Mr_ Aitken: Some of them at more Mr Mackenzie: I am putting thai at the lowest, yet they did not ‘Egg... have a single chaplain. Thai:W?§;§lfg. attitude of the military caste towaiflsk. the Church. _
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Taihape Daily Times, 15 August 1919, Page 4
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154A MILITARY CASTE. Taihape Daily Times, 15 August 1919, Page 4
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