TRADE BITTERNESS

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 127, 31 May 1934, Page 10

TRADE BITTERNESS

WILL END IN WAR

YOUNG MEN SHOULD BE

TRAINED

The dangers of trade bitterness between nations, and the necessity of being prepared if war came, were emphasised by. Colonel A. Cowles, who presided at the annual meeting of the Wellington Returned Soldiers'; Association last evening. . - .

It was evident to- everyone, he said, that there was an intense national feeling all over the world and that every country was drawing into its shell. A terrific trade war was in progress, and unless some miracle happened there could be only one end. The time came when a nation oppressed in her trade must hit out, and the inevitable result of the great international strain would be war. Whether it would touch New Zealand he did not know, ,but. many of those present had sons growing to manhood, and while no father wanted to see his son thrown into the firing-line, if it was the duty of the j young, men to go they -should go properly /trained and under efficient officers'. Tliosp officers should in turn be directed by a highly efficient staff. "I would' hate, as wo all would, to see anything in the nature; of' a; war again," he added, "but if we have to put our sons into the battlefield-let us'see that they do not lose^heir lives through lack of preparation.' The thing is that wo want to- make oureelves so strong here that if attacked we will be in a position to put up a good defence. I am not a fire-eater, but I do think we should use whatever influence we can to get our boys properly trained."- (Hear, hear, and ap-V plause.) • . ♦

Advice has been received from' the Resident Commissioner, Earotouga, of the .; death yesterday morning at Aroraiigi, Cook Islands,-of Tinomana Tuoro Ariki, at the age of 57 years. Tinomana Ariki was a well-known figure in Earotonga, and was one of the Rarotongan party that visited New Zealand- recently and took part in the Waitangi celebrations.....