CONSCRIPTION.
Jf„;the...public -.jioklc,. £ brought to think that jS'iw Zealand's defence scheme was the thin end of the wedge of conscription, it ■«■ ;.uld. join 'with- Mr A. W. Hogg,- M.P., in condemning it. But • the/ public is not quite as pessimistic'as v Mr Hogg. It is true that there is an element of compulsion about the system of training; but even this may be avoided if,. our young men recognise their.,, responsibilities and the Territorials. <N«w Zealand is, mot .• in-pursuit: of-' -a ••staadings&iray--;; with ;iiignly-pai<i officers . ,aa abundance of band; . A,li it. is efficient V organisation j»of land forties, ;jtramed in -,dk?ipli^ : 'and shoTotingi" wliidh • nrny'-b-i at any time to assist the Motherland' in protecting our shores. Much of . the money expended upon our Volunteer system has been wasted/ because there Avas no life in the move-•,-ment. .
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10143, 20 January 1911, Page 4
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136CONSCRIPTION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10143, 20 January 1911, Page 4
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