MAORIS AND THE WAR.
"KING" TE RATA'S POSITION XO AOTI-MILITARIST. [BT TXLIGiAPH.—OWN COKBESPOXDEST.] Htjkxi.v, Thursday. When spoken to to-day " King" Te Rata stated that the meeting alleged to have been summoned to meet at Waahi to-morrow had not been called by him, nor, as far as he knew, by anyone acting on behalf of has "premier.** TupuTaingakawa. The meeting called by him was for Saturday, December 18, and would discuss matters connected with the general welfare of the natives generally. Among those expected to be present was Mr. Tan Henare, M.P. for the Northern Maori District. Te Rata would not discuss) the question of military service, nor would he pronoTmce any opinion on the attitude of the Maoris towards conscription, if it came into force. He was no antimilitarist, and denied sending any letter to King George, as was alleged, asking His Majesty to take steps to stop the present cruel war. He recognised that the nations engaged must now fight to a finish. The suggestion by a perfervid follower, who holds a great crimen of the '* royal" mana, to the effect that he (the "king") should proceed to Berbn and use his influence for peace with the Kaiser, Te Rata regarded as a huge joke.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16097, 10 December 1915, Page 6
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