THE SOLDIERS' LOT
Sir, —I have read the letter of "Right to Work.". A large number of us forgotten men are in a position such as "Right to Work" finds himself. It is a disgrace that New Zealand's sons should find themselves in such straitened circumstances after giving of their best on the battlefields in order that democracy shall prevail. I am a returned man, unfit for work and recommended by medical men for a pension, but after nearly two years of fooling I am informed no pension will be granted. The Government has done little or nothing for returned men, and through their legislation we are on the verge of starvation. Employers are not to blame. They cannot be expected to employ sick men. It is the duty of the Government to give all returned men who cannot work a pension sufficient to meet their needs. Once again I appeal to the Government to seriously consider the pensioning of all indigent, and sick soliders. They will be failing in their duty if they do not do so. Henry Jiggins.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22933, 11 January 1938, Page 12
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