A SECTARIAN ARMY.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Unification Is an essential feature in army and naval organisation towards j administration This being so, one notices ! with some regret that the Roman Catholic hierarchy wish segregation. If sanctioned, it will only lead to sectarian squabbles, both in and out of our Territorial defence scheme. The tame thing was attempted a few years ago for the Britif'i Navy, but the Admiralty at once, demonstrated its fatuity. The ecclesiastics wished ships to be manned and officered by Roman Catholics only. Any naval man will at onco understand bow subversive to all disciplina such a. thing would mean in a fleet.—l am, etc.. F.M. .May 22.
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Evening Star, Issue 14572, 22 May 1911, Page 4
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112A SECTARIAN ARMY. Evening Star, Issue 14572, 22 May 1911, Page 4
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