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COMPULSORY SERVICE MEN OF AUSTRALIA VIEW OF MR. CURTIN iElec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Nov. 20, 1.30 p.m.) CANBERRA, this day. “The number of men serving in the Australian forces on land and sea and in the air on the voluntary principle is evidence that conscription is not required to invoke the patriotism of Australian men,” This statement was made by the Prime Minister, Mr. J. Curtin, in commenting on the advocacy of conscription by the Returned Soldiers’ League Federal conference. Mr. Curtin added that the whole history of conscription in Australia had been marked by increasing disunity of the nation, which was absolutely undesirable at any time and was bad for the conduct of war. He was sure it was recognised of this as much as anything else which led the leaders of other parties in Parliament to indicate that conscription would not be invoked for overseas service.
Those who sought to have a united nation would do well to avoid the introduction of issues which, by splitting Australia, weakened Australia.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20619, 21 November 1941, Page 7
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