Conscription
Sir, —Mr. Savage is reported in your issue of February 22 as having stated at Christchurch that he was opposed to conscription. in all forms. Is this the same Mr. Savage, our Prime Minister, who conscripted all and sundry into trade unions, and conscripted the dairy-farmers’ produce? —I am, etc.,
DAIRY-FARMER. Carterton, February 24.
Sir, —“Forward and Upward” is too thin-skinned. I did not “attempt to belittle the Prime Minister,” but pointed out some inconsistency on his part. Mr. Savage’s statement that “there will be no compulsion in New Zealand while we are in charge” is not proved in practice. The whole essence of his policy, so far, has been compulsion in some form or other—compulsory unionism, compulsory commandeer of dairy produce, compulsory price-fixing, and so on. Your correspondent’s attitude is very significant aud should be noted. He condemns compulsion when it is applied to the defence of our country, if attacked, but approves -of the compulsion of one section of the community in order to fight or oppose another section, within our borders. —I* am, etc., AJAX. Wellington, February 25.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 130, 26 February 1937, Page 13
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