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TEACHER OBJECTORS NATIONAL SERVICE WANGANUI DECISION (Per Press Association.) WANGANUI, this dayThe Wanganui Education Board decided yesterday to dismiss from its service any teacher known to be objecting to performing duty under the national service regulations. No action under this resolution will be taken until the regulations governing conscientious objectors are gazetted, presumably this week. “We must take a firm stand in the matter,” said Mr. W. G. Black, Palmerston North, “and dismiss from our service a teacher who refuses to help the country in time of need —that is, once he is known to be such a person.” Mr. J. C. Batt, Wanganui: The conscientious objector is not the only one who dodges military service. A lot of them are Christians. One is serving time in gaol to-day because he had the courage of his convictions. “The question we have to ask ourselves is: would it be right for everybody to be a conscientious objector?” said Mr. E. F. Hamingway, Patea, chairman of the board. “Should we allow any man the right to put our children under the heel of the Hun?” Mr. N. Annabel], Wanganui: We don’t want more wars. Hand conscientious objectors over to the soldiers and let them deal with them. Mr. Batt held that that would mean inflicting the same cruelties as were experienced in the last war.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20638, 19 August 1941, Page 8
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