POLICY OF DEFENCE
MINISTER'S SCHEME OPPOSED.
. I* m deadly opposed to having anything in the shape of a permanent military force m this country," declared Sir Joseph Ward, Leader of the Liberal I arty, emphatically, at tho Town Hall last night. "I am right against the proposal of the Minister of Defence." At first, the Minister of Defence, he said, had proposed a period of four months in camp in the year, but owing to the public clamour he had reduced it to two months in the year. Fancy the men throughout the country; he added, being taken away from their work for two months in tho year for military training. If such a thing were required to protect the country it would be a different matter, but he reminded his audience that peace.time had come. He thought what was necessary was to bring into operation again the Territorial system as it was before the war, and to reinstate the training of school cadets. Those two proposals were ample for the requirements of the country, and wonld not inconvenience either employers or employees, as would the proposal of the Minister of Defence. Sir Joseph Ward reiterated his opposition to a local navy, and said New Zealand should make a direct contribution to the British Navy, of which any ships in these waters should be an indivisable part. (Applause.)
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 144, 16 December 1919, Page 11
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228POLICY OF DEFENCE Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 144, 16 December 1919, Page 11
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