MILITARY TRAINING.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14314, 27 March 1912, Page 9

MILITARY TRAINING.

A BUSINESS MAN'S VIEW.

(special to "the pbess"). WELLINGTON, March 26. In his address to the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon the president ) (Mr H. 0. Towsle'y) referred to the past yenr as having seen active operations carried oh and training camps held: i Ere long, as the young men became ! accustomed to discipline and employers had readjusted the inconvenience consequent upon camp leave, the new system would naturally take its placo in the life of the Dominion. "Unthinking people and irresnonsiblcs adversely criticise the Defence scheme," said Mr j Tewsley, "but its institution must eventually result in the improvement of the physique of the ris:n2 generation, inculcate methods of discipline, and, at the same time, train bodies of men to [bo ready to protect the Dominion's : homes and commerce. The Empire has ! enjoyed immunity from the possibility 'of national disaster through the horrors of war so long, that a false cense of security has arisen in the minds of some, and wo find a crop of objectors from so-called conscientious scruples declining to bear their share in the Empire's burden. Where would they bo when, in timo of "war/ the feeding of I the people became the burping ques- • tion? We cannot ignore the fact that ;we are largely dependent upon seaborne supplies for much of the necessities of existence, and that our commercial life also depends tir-on having markets for our produce. Tho working population should take this aspect to heart," ho concluded, "and cheerfully support and insist upon the Defence schemo being loyally carried out in its I entirety."