THE GOSPEL OF WORK

Evening Star, Issue 17324, 12 April 1920, Page 2

THE GOSPEL OF WORK

SOLDIER’S UNFOBrONATE POSIi TION. [Special to the * Stab.'] CHMSToiuEOH? April 12. th. M P - e ? S ! d - es - 3 °Wi«r "’as charged in 3t l S Court °? Saturday with 1 ;m £ f 'f n /° un d on licenwd premises excuso - The accused o J l3 , I ° st leg in Franco on . e Somme in ±Ol6 and was receiving a pension ot £7 ll s per month . Xnat is enough to keep von, but not enough u yon ‘go drinking,” 'said Mr a ’ Al - aon have been three years at the iron and now you come back and got into this trouble. I shall remand f feW , <la - vs - 1 think, to see' if tne B.S.A. can do anything for von. Are you willing to work ? Accused ; “les, but I can’t very well on Account of my crutches J * 3lr Day; “Xfiere should be plenty of " < JT, °t 3- light nature for you.” • j c ttule (court missioner) said : Work is very difficult to get for lU.o class of man, the l case pleads, sir, toificme place to put these people.” . r , t^ a Y : " Could he not take up basket-work or something of that kind ? ” Mr Buie: “Absolutely ovormn, sir,” _i.-r Day : “Then it is the duty of some oi the authorities to see that employment 3S , v?. , t - :ls class of man. Instead oi this, through, lack cf , something of that sort they get themselves into"this condition.