MARRIED MEN IN THE RANKS
A RAILWAY PROTEST. RESENT COMPULSION. -'- -■/- LONDON, Marched. " Mr J. H. Thomas (Labour M.P. for Derby), addressing the railwaymcn; at Chester, said that the only solution of the married men's grievances was a bold Government statement. If they ..were required to fight Tor others' homes the Government should protect theirs.* Mere talk about moratorium was only playing with the question. If the country, was worth fighting -for- the..soldiers .Iliad a right to expect the Government to care for those left behind. ■ • " ■---.■-<• i Proceeding, Mr Thomas said:' •"Ajri- ■ t tators for the extension of conscription , are weakening our cause and encouraging our enemies by attempting to undermine . the Government and create , sion that we are governed by 23 brainless individuals. These' secured the dominion of militarism in a limited form,, but if .they''think it .will be easy to extend the various principles , they will quickly know that -we who fought against conscription of single men will be reinforced by many who now setwhat a hollow fraud and sham.the.whole ' business was." C ' ,• ~,,..
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 69, 21 March 1916, Page 5
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