MILITARY SERVICE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 July 1918, Page 2

MILITARY SERVICE.

’ INDUSTRIAL CONSCRIPTION. MINISTER’S EXPLANATION. (Per Press Association.) i! WELLINGTON, July 17. Sir James Allen and •.members of the Government met representatives of the recent Labour Conference which was 11 held to discuss the so-called industrial conscription proposals in Clause'2s of the Finance Act of last year. Sir James Allen assured*the deputa-

tion -that before any regulations wen made, Labour would'be consulted, am that the intention was not to use tin Clause as the Labour people seemed t( suspect. It was not the intention t( suppress labour, or make it impossibh for employers to exploit workers. Mention was made of the Jugo-Slav incid cut. Sir Tames Allen said that the Government had made use of this Clause as affecting the Jugo-Slavs because there were no other regulations suitable for the purpose. Steps taken against the Jugo-Slavs were to protecl Ihe works and conserve for our own people the gumfields which were being exploited by them. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS NO CAUSE FOE COMPLAINT. (Per Press Association.) WANGANUI, /This Day. Regarding* the alleged ill-treat-ment of the inmates of the Wanganui detention« barracks, the Wanganui Returned Soldiers’ Association passed a resolution desiring* to assure the Minister of Defence that they were satisfied that no undue hardship had been meted out to the occupants of the barracks. The Association is convinced that the treatment is infinitely better than that in military camps. TEACHERS’ POSITION. NO APPEAL BY THE BOARD. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, This Day. Tljp Education Bom*d to-Jay considered a memorandum from the Department, suggesting that all Second Division teachers should lie appealed for bv the Boards. It was resolved that the Board refrain from appealing for teachers in the meantime.