DOMINION'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1917, Page 5

DOMINION'S PART.

A DEFIANT ANTI-MILITARIST. ~~~ S ." FOUND GUILTY BY COURT-MARTIAL. Christohutel!, June 2. 'Henry William Reynolds, bootmaker, ' 'was tried by court-martial at the bar rmdes to-day on a .'charge of faiiins' to atiend for military taedieai examination. Major W. Morrisort presided. Accused wii.<. undefended. Ho decli'-red that he took no interest in tin- proceeding's. '.Mis demeanour caused this president to advise him to treat'ttie court with respect As he refused to plead the court entered a plea of not guilty on his ' belt-all", if.ijor Greson,.- who .-'roncculed, said } accused wan a reservist under .the Mili- ■ tarv Service-Aet. haviug been'drawrt in ■[tho. sixth ballot. ''Evidence wit? given ! regarding' Reynolds' failure to attenri j for examination. Accused told Captain I Nkirthcott that he would not he made !a military slave. Accused told,the co'tirf he wohld call i no witnesses nor would he- jrive evidence | on oath, but-stated that lie was an i anti-militarist and soniei.'nins of i!. lai- ! tercet target for, ti)i military authorities, i He had been sent te nri.soii for various j term* through, the. military. j -Reynold-, w;>; found guilty. Tita decision .will bo sent to the officer com- ! manding for confirmation. i '" '.' A MATTER'KOK INQUIRY. j Wrdb ■c-t'-.u. done 2. ' At the. Military A rvice i'ionid. when j j the nueation of exemption of men in t!. ■ j Public Trust Oiliee came i:p, fapUiiii military rirpr,-sr.>ii;iti,v. a=-kei'' ]'| if it was tnu* th«t under rhe iorm-s o!. ' a printed document the tn'ftu v. ere to sign, they could be turned out at a day's notice. Mr. Mac Donald, of the Public .Trust ' Office, replied that the terms were im--1 posed by the Public Service Commissioner. Captain Walker -said he was\ going to ask the Board to express tire opinion that the terms should he altered, because no efficient man would qo into the Trust Office under those conditions. f. ' ; —"