If WAR CAME.
LABOUR ATTITUDE.
MINISTER QUESTIONED.
CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH,
(By Telejn-aph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON", this day.
"It would be obvious that if war came everybody and all wealth would have to be placed at the service of the Dominion," said the Minister of Education, the Hon. P. Fraser, in addressing a political meeting in Wellington, when asked by a questioner whether, in the event of the outbreak of war. the Labour Government would conscript wealth before man-power.
"What has been going on with regard to dictatorship Governments makes us all the more keen to maintain democratic institutions," added Mr. Fraser. "There can be no conscription of the people ■without conscription of wealth."
I Asked what the Government's attitude toward* conscientious objectors would ] l>o in the event of war, the Minister [said that those people whose religious jconvictions were Mich that they did not believe they should take part in war would have to be considered, but there were very few of them, and he thought there was plenty of useful work they could do apart from actual fighting. However, if a hostile cruieer came to |New Zealand conscientious objectors would be subject to the same cruelties ae anyone else.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 21 September 1938, Page 13
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