SECOND DIVISION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3127, 4 July 1917, Page 5

SECOND DIVISION

, , SUBJECTS OF IMPORTANCE PENSIONS, PAY, CONSIDERATION ; -d S S.?™, ineeti W. of °"> Second Uivii„ I. AlJns 'w»Jf presided. tho league was p', "**%"£ .*" ■*»*«* ability of the milita «« hh!"; ■irom the civilian viewpoint if ? <T »»lUat »i"n 1,h «»*«»o^, 010 l ««. V? leill V' ho «"i:iccthijt link let*»n tho nulitury and the people TheV ""wt appeal to i'nriiament, sayh 4 e • ffi^T^.V 0 their d'ut: i„i I ut Parliament ..also nuist do its duty •Uie committee had iiad several letter win Mr Jomes Allen respecting fproballot examination of Second j)ivisio.i men,-ami they were not at all satisne with the position. The chief' cxcZ seemed to no "shortage of doctors." it had been suggested that men could be examined privately, but if doctor-; could examine men at the men's private expense they could do so at the Side's ; xpc;, f- llu'sußgested that the Ministers ot Defence and Health should confer with the Hrilisli Medical tiou willi n view to arriving at a solution of this problem. Pacing tp another subject over which there has been contention. Mr. Armstrong said tho lea;:ue contended tluit the SUte must take full responsibility for soldiers from th-, moment (hey entered camp. Kven if a soldier met with an accident on Liinibfon (Jiiii.y the Stole should be responsible. Pension* and allowances were inadequate. Necessaries of life should not be toxed.

/{emits (already published) providing for increased pensions and allowances and pro-haliot examination of recruit:; were adopted, and will be supported at the coming conference.

It. was resolved :-"That the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Public Health be respectfully requested to confer with a view- to stcuring the cooperation of the British Medical Association for the formulation of a' scheme where each class "f (he .Second Division could be medically .examined at least one month before the ballot of such cle=s."

The meeting decided:—"That Ihc receitp of the old-nze p""sion nf If, s. |»r week or an increase not exceeding an equivalent amount from any other source should not debar dependants from participating in I he benefits of any separation allowance; nr pensions provided."'