EX-SERVICEMEN.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 1 June 1925, Page 9

EX-SERVICEMEN.

POTENT POWER.

FOR PEACE OF WORLD

LINKING OF ASSOCIATIONS

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT

(Received June 1, 11,15 a.m.) LONDON, May 31. In his presidential address at the opening of the conference of the British Legion, Field Marshal Lord Haig welcomed Earl Jellicoe as a valuable reinforcement to the legion. He regretted that the resolution, passed at the conference of “Ficlae” in September last, urging the collaboration oi Allied ex-servicemen’s associations with ex-enemy organisations, had not met with the ‘ whole-hearted support of the Allies. He emphasised the legion’s enormous power for doing good by working to secure the peace of the world by agreement, co-operation and mutual ‘goodwill, also by binding the Empire together by a train of mutual goodwill and understanding. He mentioned that there had been an increase of 103 branches of the legion. It was now the largest non-party organisation in the country. Prince Arthur of Connaught presented Earl Haig with the legion’s royal charter. . Earl Jellicoe said he would devote himself to helping the class of migrant who was willing to work on the land, the class for which there was, every opportunity in Australia and New Zealand. —Reuter.