THE CALL FOR SOLDIERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 224, 20 September 1915, Page 2

THE CALL FOR SOLDIERS.

RESPONSE OF THE WORKING CLASSES. OCCtTAT!ON< OF TIIF FoVRTH KKL\ FOR. •KMK-μ-. (F.y Tfi-'?raph —<>wn r.'rrp«pon(len r \ WF.LUM.TOV this .lay. What r!.i-i ii th<» community has rcspondel tu-.-t to ;he country's call f.. r snMjors r Th:* ipreti.in has never Ivm ulli.-iallv a:i--.\ -re-!. Wvaupe the ])of--n' i- l>p;i:irtini'i]t lias n.it prepared tin- .lata a\.«il.i : '-■ in tli<> men's atti*ta- . tinn paper*, llnswr. tip e,.mpl<»t<Fourth Ftcinfurrcmpnts have tw-cn o'itainfd ' v Mr Mrt.'umb». wraVr fur l.vttelt":!. who ha? .L.me a ".wl ileal j of pain-takinsi arithmetics! nvrk t'> i e'lo-.v what rffiiri i- Ueinj; put forth liy .ci rtion of the community, lie | applies !, is "inures in a way, an-1 | no doub! '•).■ is ju*tifie.l in taking th(> j Votirth K. -nforivm-Tit-i as a fairsemp'.i , of our Kxp-'litionary For.-c as a whole. An analysVc of of :!..■ Fourth j Roinforcmpiit PoldKT» sii.iw? tliat they uprp drawn rrp-n tii- , following i-!a."iTJ set out — F>p->>ntnee> fiat*. So. I" T.ilul. r-r,f.^,i.. r -,i c.T rs c:.Tk-. sh-p ■i-.-i-tont!.. mil .-. •nn -n-ial 2" l'J Tr.inspr.-t n-nrkfix I*l 7 Cpiip'il hi!...ii>-.Ts nnil i: .1 : -1 ri :i 1 ivnrk.T" 11-1 Mini > •■- :'■ Asrj ■'• ::-.i! .;■•! ■i.i>'«r-il l..|n. r . : -< .' 4(Y. 1S» i'ur'iiri ni.if-r t'-f !>:;_■«! sarrifirp i r...-.v." ~.i:i Mr Mc , , .nib* :o your >-.ir- ! r-r>n■■••Tt. "Yen will .-'■■■ frnm tln»i----fm-ir.-i I'la; per -en: i.f thf Fourth! i:.;n: .r . -vrntr. • )nipri*p.l wa ß r ««rkpr*. 11l L'ni,!.' liiroii"! the '!etaii> of otcupa ; t :•>!] I :••!!:■ 1 tiiiit fivp nr .-ix prr rent, Tv.-r r ' in !i-::iu;■•. so 1 '.■ ft th.'ni out <.f tin-calcMla-ion.-. I:; unli-r M -■•• whether I t'.io \.i-iu ■- • !:i-:-. - ..i" labour were ;1 . ' wcvl r'prc<P!it«-.| in t;i.- force as tlipy ari- in i'" , ■•r-iinmn lity. 1 enmpili-1 fruni t.:, ■ ihilmt- of mall , l>reail \viiir>*rs in N. ■'. /.■ .il.in I. an-! ::ip proportion nf .arh <•-..-- i i rrlatinn to tin- whole. Tins p'n.v- iJMt tjp i r..fc.«i..!ial <bi-t-'s .-nn M fit- "■; p»r pert of :'i- -.j. •,. 1 win-iPrs. '!" • r ■■.re>e l it.,tiu:i in ill.' F.'iirth ! ): ! ■ •,., „•- 3 j.pr een: of the "' '<■ ■'- -. .-:■ ■;. .iHst.mi. ami inmniorf'n! ~. -i a- 14, ; .•- (-nt ..! tlii> l.r.adv i '.■ - '1 ■;•■>■ ', o-ji;.ri—.| IJ ;er (-"ll! ■ T ■-.-- ■■■ ,-. ,ik.T- em i-i pr: -ent *>! •.•■ :-■ iI -a in;,, .-■ in ! ■ ir;. |~-|.| 7 ;■ri ..: ..' r-,-. .r:;.i;i i :•: i :.■ rank-. . ■ '■- .•!. ; in.luMrinl fff'tv ;. ■■■■i::st.fit< :;ij ;•• r . "-it nf tlw FiPttr :■•; ri-M-n:. 11 mi 'iiy oiher i in t! •■ X .nr: . i>inic.r-. i-,:-. their ' j-to: ■■ rti>in !>■ ;'.; '- ;■■" :n n! t : ■•■ total. ••Aj.Ti"-ii!t:iral ;ii: I j t.-ra! i:n tion.*. to-,-t !•■:■ ■•• li ; m-::.- ■- ;i .-I • ir:n lahiurer.*. tot.tll< ■! -■<} i" ,r •••-■i\ <•'• N.-.* /paland'3 m.i!c iirt i<l '.\iii:i<M>. an 1 t leir roprewentati'in in tie X.. in:i Ke,nf..r.-i----m- equallH i»t k-h" of ; ~■ ; ■:.,! U -i found that ajrri -nltiiral .mm ! toral pureiiit* "pro betti-r r''j>r.*fiiiri| i:i the mountp'l Fectii/na than in t!ir Infantry. Out of a !i*t of m"unte 1 in-'n !'S were farmprs anil farm l:i Imii: «rs. while out. of 305 Infantry n:rn 4fi wore farmer? anfl farm labourers. Tlipmp facte (l-i not support the rmpn'-eion that tinrank.- nf country wnrSpre are being tini!.:!v flc-ilptol liv the war. though it is tiu- farrninsr claw which asks for tonB < r : ;.':' ■: in this country."'