NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 June 1920, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE.

RETURNED SOLDIERS' VIEW, Br X*l««raph.—Press AsMeUUon. Wellington, June 1. At the Returned Soldiers' Conference to-fay» Mr. J* DC Harper, on behalf of the Wellington Association, moved: Thgt this association outsiders an pfficpftfc defence scheme is essential to aw iu t country in itself and the Umpire." He end that jje- <H4 not think war was done with. ?Che league of Nations had not achieved Ml that was esptected of it, and in the interests of the future of this country must bis prepared and ready to defend it, At the same time it was the *luty of th» country to consider an MBdsnt reconstruction scheme, which fctenlA'fce Tt»«lble with the experience •ffNtatt-."wm a league in the country now which had been formed tf the purpose of urging effective future defends. ■. He did not know whether the association wis prepared to tofer jts assistance' to the Defence £■■£% the constitution of which had been widely published- However, he. threw this out as a Suggestion. Mr. SJ WtFbernoh seconded the molion* which was carried unanimously. -- It wat deeided to request the Govern* met ip donate to the R.S.A. band the fißtrtments and equipfhent that previoady Belonged to the N2.E.F. whUe on Mm wnriee. <-,■•-« , The, eeafemce passed tlje following That a Bifl be introdueed into pymmmt next session providing that Awe Jjay be a statutory holiday; that .opiiiJoti pf the Association the pffcwnt' shortage of house property, the fJCMswe.pWfs thereof, and the scarcity « wiitdmg qnta.thMM, is largely the of wholesale 7 exportation of timt?M>f moHof the large timber corpora* tmjrtVifoftghoat New Zealand, and that fftfOfftfUMmt He tiffed to stop such exportation. and to commandeer all Wt&iß|f "tttLtelrfcil tot Ihe motion of RQMK'