MARRIED MEN'S CAMPS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20919, 28 July 1933, Page 9

MARRIED MEN'S CAMPS.

DISCUSSION AT WOMEN'S CONFERENCE. SEPARATION OF FAMILIES. "Daring the war the wanes cheered the men on to go to -"the front. Do they urge the men. to •» away from home and work now? Ho, they want to keep them hanging about the house," said a delegate to the conference of the Federation of Institutes yesterday when a remit from the New Lynn stitute: "That a recommendattGM be made to the Unemployment Band that married men working on relief be not separated from their wlveaand homes unless willing to go into camp," was being discussed. "What we want to-day is more-sol-diers among the women -as weS as among the men," added the speaker. "My father walked 30 miles end of each month to see us children," said another delegate. "Do- 70a think I want my husband to bare to do that? Of course I do net, bo* members of this institute most stand not only by their husbands bat abw by their Government and tfeefr country. If the Government say* *neh a thing is necessary, then my lmil—nl shall do it, but if you can fire ear men work near their homes you most do so." . . In the wartime the women --"-bad been well provided for, mnadked another speaker. Now, when the men went into camp, their wives wereleft unprotected «nd uncared for. The remit was lost by a lane majority.