MILITARY TRAINING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 113, 10 June 1909, Page 3

MILITARY TRAINING.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hastings, Wednesday. Mr. M'Kab addressed a crowdel and enthusiastic meeting last night. His Bpeech was frequently punctual! «i.,h Joud applauss. A resolution was u'.iai ioiously carried that the meeting was in lull sympathy with the object li liif National League in endeavouring to bring about compulsory' training. MR. MCNAB'S ITINERARY. "Mr. JlcNftb held Hiis twentieth meeting ait llarton last evening. To-night be will speak nt Hawera and to-morrow at New Plymouth. On Saturday he ■wilt reaeli Wellinoton, going on to Picton, where lie will speak on Monday ' 'while tile steamer waits, anil continue the journey to .Nelson, Blenheim following. THE SOCIALIST ATTI.JUDE. "I am pleased to see." says Mr. J. Thorn, a socialist, writing from Mel--Ib»urne to a Ch'ristchureh friend, '"that 'IMr. McNab'jt compulsory training meeting was broken up in Wellington—that 5b the kind of treatment that ought to treated out to a'll these fakirs." The x llcliiourne socialist party is described as «nti-militarist, and Mr. Thorir says' that Ihe nwt there a man who said that 'lie rfwould sooner .be placed against a wall land shot than fight for his country. He goes on to speak of the good qualities <of the man. Mr. Thorn received in Mol- • Ibonrne letter* of introduction to prominent socialists in Britain, includnig ■Mr. Geo. Bernard Shaw. In conclusion, Mr. Thorn says that lie hopes to "shake .'tbfnjrs up" on his' return.

"The salisfaJctron wfcMi Mr. Thorn «jq.ire*ses at tire sueiws of the rowdies •who broke up the defence meeting 111 Wellington a week or two ago," reWarks the Time?, "throws some light upon a similar occurrence in (Jiristtliurclu Tile militant socialists were <very careful to explain at the time that «tliley took Jio part in the disturbance (which defeated the puTposv of the great meeting in King Kdwaril Barracks, but n/r. Thorn says now that anyone who ij 9 favorable to <!ompnl»orv military Uraii.'ing should be refused a hearing from 1® public platform."