THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR.
Like many other people, Mr Allen is no believer in Sir Joseph Ward's latest proposals of a non-compulsory sysiem of training, which would leave the defence of the Dominion largely in the hands of cadets, young men up to twenty-one, and rifle clubs. It is right, so far as it goes, says the Christchurch "Press," but if New Zealand is ever to possess an adequate defence force there must be a system of universal training, by I which the manhood of the country, a | after undergoing training until the age of 21, would be called out annually for a certain amount of discipline anil drill. If this were done, the sound of war and the threat of invasion would call the whole nation to arms, and we should have little fear of the result. We have dallied with this most serious question far too long. Leljis now try to redeem the wasted opportunities of the past, and, relying still on the Motherland to hold the seas, with such aid as we may bo able to give, rasolve to fit ourselves for that elementary duty, the defence of our own homes.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3182, 6 May 1909, Page 4
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195THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3182, 6 May 1909, Page 4
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