NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL SERVICE LEAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1917, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL SERVICE LEAGUE.

! TRAINING COLLEGE jFOR DISABLED E ' . SOLDIERS. ! The lion, secretary of the National Btf* [ vice League writes: Thin great W«r i» , sending back to our shores many of tke Vj ' ; finest of 'our young men disabled for lHfc y •; \ Thev have fought, bravely in defence « ■- i our homes. Wo owe much to theae gal- ■ . lant lads, and we feur that unless we. . bestir ourselves many of *hem will 111* „ in our midst unhappy and discontent*. * . There is nothing disabled soldier* area* 1 more than to feel they are uselese ana unable to cam their own living. We would like tg see a trainingCMiege started by the Government, Wi«* 1 every disabled Boldier could be taugW 1 and given expert advice on the most m\tt» , able craft or industry he could foflcw, a such as shoemaking, picture frarihig. ) . book binding, basket work, etc., witi Ml „ outside branch for ,beo keeping, poultry , a fanning, fruit growing and hot-hwrtl I work, etc. Some employment mutt p» , found for the disabled soldiers now re* , turning. If left to themselves, they w» , * drift into su,ch occupations as they *r* ' now'fit for, or perhapa be emjdeyed by ' , sonic generouß employer. In otther cast, \ if they are unable to do a full d*jr» work they will in a few years be elMm as permanent inefficients. The people of - II New" Zeal Mid should ..tab** stops to ««$« , " such a calamity. It will pay tho mHo* '' to disabled sokUera useful M* y " lines similar to Lord Roberts Memorial .. * 'Workshops, or like, fttyto m Fi*KJ, y would, we feel sur&b*»si national atwt, and give our returned soldiers a ream-' • p able prospect of earning aM* l»viDf.. < B .