WAR SERVICE
LIKELY TO BE COMPULSORY FOR WOMEN. STATEMENT BY MR SEMPLE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) BLENHEIM, This Day. “Service in the Women’s War Service Auxiliary is not yet compulsory, but it may be before this struggle is through,” said the Minister of National Service (Mr Semple), addressing a parade of the VZ.W.S.A. on Saturday. “Service in the E.P.S. was not compulsory until just before Christmas, but since then 100,000 have joined in two months, just doubling its strength. It may be necessary to do the same with the women’s organisations. A number of women, young women too, are not yet in the movement. If their services are found to be necessary there will be no hesitation in conscripting them.” Mr Semple said 265 women were serving overseas under’ the W.W.S.A. and 1,400 on air stations. “We shall scon be organising girls for the Army and Navy,” he added. “At that point it may be necessary to use some sort of compulsion.” Mr Semple's attention was drawn to the refusal of some members of the W.W.S.A. to sign the recently-intro-duced declaration. He said there should be no objection to signing. It was only a declaration of loyalty to our country and an undertaking to keep any secrets acquired in the course of service.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 March 1942, Page 4
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212WAR SERVICE Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 March 1942, Page 4
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