PEACE NOT WAR.
LORD RORERTS OX UXtVKRSAL TRAINING. l!y Cubic—Press A.ssoeia! ion- Copyright. Received 1(1, 5.5 p.m. Loudon, February ].">. Lord Roberts, speaking-at Bristol, said that lie did not wiint to arouse an aggressive jingo spirit. Peace, not war, was lii's earnest desire. He wished to arouse, foster and develop a more manly and patriotic spirit in the nation and induce its* youth to guard their lie. itage. Universal training, lie said, would discourage swashbuckling tendencies and the ambitions of military caste. Nobodywould suggest that tin 1 overseas system was making the Dominions bellicose and aggressive.
Lord Roberts repudiated the idea that compulsion was used to repress strikes 'under labor government. Australia did not fear this, and the wage,-earners of England had no reason to entertain it. Re appealed for funds in enable the National Service League to maintain itcrusade.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 230, 17 February 1913, Page 5
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139PEACE NOT WAR. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 230, 17 February 1913, Page 5
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