SpeakiHg at Masterton the other night, Major-General Sir Andrew Russell dealt with the future of the New Zealand soldier, and the unrest at present in the THave we brought back any lessons, or have we learned anything besides the actual lighting " he asked.. He hoped that they had brought back wider experience and a better understanding of the relative values of life. Such was necessary to the progress of the country to which they belonged. He had no desire te preach, but desired to place several important facts before them for consideration. The world was by no means a quiet place, and although he tyas an optimist, fhe outlook was indeed serious. He was dea<T against direct action. There was nothing in it, and he was 1 against slackness. The future, jot New Zealand was in the bands of the returned, soldiers. It •was necessary. to have some form of *" edience, and they were agafnst the s> advocated by extremists, for rid would be ran by tolerance >d will, not by direct action.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3592, 2 October 1920, Page 5
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173Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3592, 2 October 1920, Page 5
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