INDIGNATION AROUSED.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9654, 10 July 1919, Page 5

INDIGNATION AROUSED.

Later

The revelations in regard to treatment of consumptives at the Featherston Military • Hospital have aroused great indignation tocally. The Red Cross Society is sending ,goods, and has telegraphed to the Ordnance Department urging it to supply other requisites. The proceeds of the sales of sports programmes during the Peace celebrations will also bo devotee' o tho benefit of the patients. "We all felt very saddened when wo read t3ie report of the way in. which our men have been treated in hospital," remarked the Deputy-Mayor (Mr A. J. Entrk-an). : "What is the Returned Soldiers' Association going to do about tho report?" was the question put to the secretary, of that _ organisation (Mr Andrews) this morning. "We are going to do quite a lot. about it I can assure you," grimly replied the secretary. "The report shows that the way the men have been treated there is absolutely disgraceful:" He added: "It is no use people rushing to make excuses. - Every member of Parliament and member of the Cabinet is responsible, as we/I'l as the authority directly concerned, for they should have known what was taking place. The report is att the more impressive coming, at a time when people are preparing for Peace rejoicings. •:■ If our men.' had been treated .in German prison, camps in this way everybody would have been crying out about it."