OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 March 1941, Page 7

OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS.

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS (To the Editor.) Sir, —A number of persons suffering from the above complaint are prepared to do anything but defend their country. Well. Sir. wo are all "conscientious objectors." but are patriotic enough to fight for our country when we are attacked. We, as Britishers, are not sitting down waiting for the enemy to come along while we are twiddling our thumbs, and trusting to Providence. No. Sir. when the time comes to protect our country we are called to arms and are ready to defend our empire to the last ditch. With Mr Churchill at the helm we will win. Those who really cannot fight, must do the next best thing—supply the wherewithal to assist those who are able to fight. I notice the objectors claim exemption from the New Testament and say nothing of the old Bible where it is shown that Moses and others of his time had to fight to hold up their

standard, and stood not upon the ceremony of the thing, but went to it. “There Will Always be an England” is a grand saying, and I hope it will always be true. But if we are all objecting to defend our honour, where will England and her Empire be? If God sees we are in the right he will still defend us as he did in the days of the Great War. Those who are raising objections should be given the option of defending our country or go to a concentration camp till the wall's over, or go before a military tribunal and get their deserts. A man of my age cannot go in the ranks, but I have done my share, and if all unable to fight did the same pro rata they would be doing something to be able to say “There will always be an England.”—l am. etc., MARK MAXTON. Grey town. March 11.