APPEAL APPROVED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 120, 24 May 1939, Page 6

APPEAL APPROVED.

KIOKT or CRITICISM.

(By Ttlcffrapa.—Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, Tuesday

"Aβ the Territorial Association'* main object it to encourage recruiting, members will welcome the Prim* Minister's appeal," said the Hon. W. Downie Stewart, presidnnt of the local branch of the association.

It also highly approved that the declaration of defence should be free from party politics and he hoped some of Mr. Savage's colleagues would take note of it. At the tame time this did not mean anyone should be denounced a* unpatriotic who criticised details. If that were so trade unionists in England would lose the right to criticise Britain's conscription policy. In New Zealand, while the Territorial Association would endeavour to make a success of any scheme the Government adopted, thi* would not deprive members advocating 1 compulsory cervice if they thought it th «'* l «*t democratic system. i vi r ii. . »*L t added that Mr - Savage held that W the.lnternal living standards wonST*' 1 " «»• the W »r cause would disappear. Mr. Stewart reversed international pea** was obtained waa Mch country free to develop ltiinternal 1 economy standards. "'mraai