FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
UNDER THE UNION JACK. CADET WHO OBJECTED TO MILITARY TRAINING. (Received August 27, 11 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August 27. . A Cadet, who is also secretary of the Freedom League, charged with failing to attend drills, pleaded that as a Christian he could have nothing to do with military training. He wished to follow Christ's teachings, which were against military activity, and claimed liberty under the Union Jack, which, he said, gave freedom of speech and action. The Magistrate, in ordering accused into military custody, asked: "How is the Union Jack to be kept flying by principles such as yours, or how can there be preparedness for war}"' The .chargee quoted Queen Victoria as saying that the Bible was " the secret of England's greatness.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 28 August 1913, Page 5
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125FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 28 August 1913, Page 5
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