THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
The young man Williams, who appeared before the Court in Masterton yesterday on a charge of refusing to take the oath of allegiance, may consider himself quite a martyr in preferring a penalty to an observance of the law. He will discover, however, before he is many days older, that neither obstinacy, religion nor conscience can absolve him (from the duty ho owes his country. Tho law is not what everybody would desire. Still, it is the law, and, as such it must be respected. The De-fence Department should not allow itself to be terrorised into inaction by the Jsitts and Robertsons. Jf the law is to be effective, it must be enforced without respect to either persons or bigots.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10573, 2 March 1912, Page 4
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124THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10573, 2 March 1912, Page 4
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