ON THE WANE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 122, 26 May 1930, Page 3

ON THE WANE.

INTEREST IK RETURNED MANY TOD FEOLD TO ASK. (J.:/ Telegraph.—Ov,n Correspondent.) Sunday. Rcruarkins that lie liardlv liked in said ic, M:\~~K. S. Williams] MP., ?a;d that there was a lessening interest taken by the public in returned soldier.-, lie was speaking at the annual reunion of returned men at Tologa Bav. It was tlie duty of all, Mr. Williams said, to See that those who came Lack were looked after. Unfortunately hiauy who returned fit were now sho*win r ' signs of disabilities due to war service. They must study the cases most carefully, and seo what the men who needed assistance .had justice. Very mamworthy men were' too proud "to seek assistance, and it was their comram-s who, through their association, should ask that their cases receive proper treatment. In a scattered country like New Zealand it was very difficult to act in touch with all die men, and year 1 v year, unfortunately, more mid more men were "cracking up." Thev :nu-! not let the public "forget its duty to those men. Lientcnant : Colonc>l E. F. Ganibrlll said the recent commission had four; ! that public sympathy with the returned soldiers was on the wane. That w, ~ so. Tl:a reason was not hard to find. Numbers of their very <rood friends were no limner in authoritv and their support was now mi-sincr. whik ntirhr hers of youths liar! irrowu up who did not r-. i a r :se the sec-ifice marie on active service i'.y O.ic 'iter! wiio now were need-