KEEN CRITICISM

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23749, 22 September 1942, Page 4

KEEN CRITICISM

Reservists on Appj6||: Boards : : ■ ■. OBJECTION BY R.S.aA

The alleged anomaly of men wffltl, military obligations, for whont spiWi had been made, accepting-the,,jjwi-tions of sitting in judgment.' appeals of former servicemen, vm- 1 , criticised at a meeting of. the wMlfe church Returned Services’ executive last evening. > Three months ago the ‘ made confidential inquiries .of - minion Executive for a to what attitude to adopt and tion should be taken. Last: members said that these reprelHHii tions had first been meaning that the executive see returned soldiefs on (BJWp boards. A reply to a letter the impression had • notceived. ’ ■ “I don’t care whether we ■« aV £wSsi men on the boards or not; butrmw v ; ( strongly resent young men. been appealed for, adjudicating, ; cases of former servicemen," i J. S. Chisholm. ' Mr E. Orchard said he Dominion executive was too muffij; hand-in-glove with the Governmw, Some members‘were in , QovemmSW : departments, thus weakening ® t;. sociation’s policy of being non-pOUav cal. The men could not be entirely W’ v dependent on Such matters, ' Archdeacon A. J. Petrie suggew* that the matter be decided in a 'fWj; night to enable a reply to be recttyp*. from headquarters. It was eM=nuai that the association retain the.COnfi:, dence of the whole country, and nCMing should be lost by being hasty. . Captain H. O. Jefcoate (2nd N.Z.BJJ,, said unanimity of purpose was eMCh* tial, and justice should be done, .in spite of the hurt to the feelings of the few. ■: It was agreed to discuss the mattw finally in a fortnight. , • ' ’