SPIRIT OF ANZAC.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 97, 24 April 1940, Page 14

SPIRIT OF ANZAC.

IDEALS OUTLINED

CHALLENGE TO CIVILISATION. MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE. (By TW-'graph.— t'r—s Assnciatifi: .> WELLIXuTOX. Tue-dai . On the occasion of the i-ommeni<>rai i--n r, f Anzae Day. ti,t- ijovernor-< •<■ uci a!. \ i-counr Cahvay. ha- associated !>iin - <-r-il with Ministers of the Crown am! "liier representative citizen- in i\ i to tlie j.e0j.1,. a outlining tliov, idea!- appropriately a— oeiated with the "pirit ot Anzac tor which tile nation is' lighting. i 1 lie lull text ot' tile message is as' follow-: - I I ""J wenty-fhe year- a-o to-morrow tile! Anaic* landeil at ihillipoli. Tiirir saeri- 1 lice atwl the sacrifice of tho-e who went later was made to build a liotter world from which war would lie abolished. Theirs was an e-sential. no iess than h'Toic. -aci'ilicp in order that the foundation- hi a neu \\ oi M order might be seen rely laid in peaceful associations, bmveen nations. !!ut to-day we are again at war. loday our young men are lacing the same sacrifice in the' same -pint ami t■ • the -aiue end a- those l who gave their all li-'i \'ear- ago. I •'Tlie men of 1 !H4-1 S did their job.' and did it magnificent h . But the moral and spiritual law which should intiuence : human life and action ha- I H -eii given: no adequate place in the relation- that' ha\c subsequently emerged between nation-. Irtttli. justice and tolerance—j these have heen denied, and in their! -road the doctrine- of force, dictator-; ship and aggres-ion have in later years' been openly espoused. To free the world from i hi- menace we are again at, wa.r. I "-Menioriec- of the determination. I comagt l and sacrifice "which to-morrow's anni \ersarv calls forth serve as both an inspiration and a challenge in this present- grave hour of crisis. But Anzac brings more than reverence for the memories of those -who have passed on; it brings also realisation of responsibilities to those -who are left. Our responsibility in the present conflict is clear. Civilisation at Stake. '"It is not merely our own security which is endangered, nor merely the future of the British Commonwealth which is in the balance. It is not only out political institutions and democratic forms of Government which are threatened. It is those very principles which have made civilisation possible, which give value and meaning to life itself, that are at stake. The rule of law. search for truth, protection of the weak ' against the strong —these are the vital issues. "On such issues, there can he no compromise; from the defence of these principles there can be no turning back. The task we have set ourselves mav be fraught with tremendous difficulties, may require heavy sacrifices. The immediate struggle will be arduous. It may be long. It certainly will demand from our nation that it should withhold nothing that may contribute to our strength. "However the war develops, one thing is certain—its outcome will depend upon the. determination of the peoples of all nations, including our own, to unite in a common purpose to bring into being a spirit of love, honesty and unselfishness, which alone can provide a baeis for lasting peace." Those Who Signed. The full list of signatures to the mes- [ sage is as follows: —Viscount Gahvay, ' iovernor-General; the Hon. P. Eraser.. j Prime Minister; the Hon. W. Nash, Minister of Finance; the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, Minister of Industries and Commerce; the Hon. H. G. R. Mason, Attorney-General; the Hon. H. T. Armstrong, Minister of Housing; the Hon. R. Seinple, Minister of Public Works; the. Hon. W. E. Parry, Minister of Internal Affairs; the Hon. P. C. Webb, Minister of Labour; the Hon. F. Jones, Minister of Defence; the Hon. W. Lee Martin,. Minister of Agriculture; the Hon. F. Langstone, Minister of Lands; the Hon. D. Wilson, Leader of the Legislative Council-; the Hon. Adam Hamilton, Leader of the Opposition; the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, M.P.; the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates. M.P.; Sir Michael Myers, Chief Justice;' the Hon. Sir Apirana Ngata, M.P.; Mr. E. T. Tirikatene, M.P.; .Sir Ernest Davis, Mayor of Auckland; Mr. T. C. A. Hislop, Mayor of Wellington; Mr. R. M. Macfarlane, Mayor of Christchurch: Mr. A. H. Allen, Mayor of Dunedin; the Hon. W. Perry. Dominion president of the Xew Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association; Mr. J. Roberts, president of the New Zealand Labour party; Mr. T. Jordan, president of the Municipal Association of New 1 Zealand; Mr. C. J. Talbot, president of j the New Zealand Counties' Association; i Mr. W. W. Mulliolland. president of the New Zealand Farmers' Union; Mr. W. S. Mac Gibbon, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of New Zealand; Mr. A. McLagan, president of the New Zealand Federation of Labour; Mr. W. Maehin. president of the New Zealand Employers' Federation; the Hon. J. A. Hanan. Chancellor of the. University of New Zealand; Archbishop West>Watson. New Zealand Primate; the Rt. Hon. F. A. Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa. the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Connolly, Vicar-General on behalf of Archbishop O'Shea; the Rt. Rev. .7. Law sonRobinson. Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand: the Rev. Leslie B. Neale. president of the Methodist Church of New Zealand; Lieutenant Commissioner J. Evan Smith. Salvation Army; Rabbi S. Katz, Jewish community. I