WORKERS FOR THE FRONT

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 89, 13 October 1915, Page 3

WORKERS FOR THE FRONT

A HIGH IDEAL. "I want to appeal to our young men in this country," said Mr. J Payne, in the House last night. "I am one of those who cherish as a Britisher the very noble tradition that we Britishers are so proud of, that when the Empire has called there has been no necessity to have a pressed man in the ranks of the army or of the navy We have been and we a,re a nation of volunteers, and I say to our young men that anyone who possesses sufficient physical health and has no family 'ties, whether he is rich or poor, should go to the front and see that those brave fellows who had already gone to the front should not unduly risk the chance of defeat because of the lack of help." (Applause.) There was, he added, no excuse for any worker not being thoroughly loyal to the Empire, and» again he insisted on the need of men going to the front to assist the brave men already there It was no longer a picnic. Every man who werrfc realised that he would either be dead or wounded in a brief period, and more honour to them and also more reason why the men who had not yet gone should go and take their part in the struggle for Empire "To our young men I say : Your duty is at the front," he remarked in conclusion amid applause. SHEARING RATES ♦ INCREASES GRANTED It is reported that shearing in the Wanganui district has commenced, at the rate of 22s 6d a hundred. In the Wairarapa Age it is stated that at a largely-attended meeting at Masterton, it was unanimously agreed that the increase in rates was justified in consideration of the increased cost of living and the prosperity of the industry. It was stated that many shearers had already started at 25s per 100, and others had arranged for 28s, and a number at the meeting had secured these terms. With a view to keeping the situation under control and securing a satisfactory understanding with sheep-owners, the following resolution was carried : "That the shearers attending this meeting will engage for not less than 25s per 100, and found — rams and stud sheep according to the award basis." Speaking at a meeting of the A. and P. Association, at Carterton on Saturday, Mr. 0. C. Cooper said that a lot had been heard about a shortage of shearers, yet, from information received, in no period were shearers so plentiful. He knew of station sheds that could have filled the boards two and three times over, and from no source had he heard that shearers were unobtainable.