'Doing Little To Aid Britain In Defence'
AUCKLAND, Tue. (Sp.).—“We find ourselves today in a predicament which none could have foreseen when hostilities in the late war were supposed to have ceased,” said Mr W. H. Fortune, M.P. for Eden, in an address last night to the Parnell branch of the National Party. He supported the view that, if theie were uneasy minds today over defence, it should be on the part of the Dominions, who were doing nothing to relieve Britain of her great burden. Defence and compulsory military training were matters of the utmost urgency continued Mr Fortune. In the First World War, New Zealand had been able to send a large force to Samoa within a few days because of the compulsory military training scheme then in force. If New Zealand decided to make a move toward preparedness, it would be surprising what could be done within a short time.
A core of men experienced in warfare could train youths, and this training would benefit the youths physically. He urged parents to see the present situation in a realistic light and not to oppose universal training.
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Northern Advocate, 5 October 1948, Page 4
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