MILITARY TRAINING
Two Primary Essentials PA BLENHEIM, May 5. “The basic need in military training is that a man should be physically fit. and that there should be built into him the aggressive spirit,” said the Minister of Defence, Mr Macdonald, when speaking at a civic welcome here last night. “When I say aggressive.” he continued, “I do not mean there should be an aggressiveness for war. for true democracies realise only too well what that means The need is for the building of a spirit which will discourage any possible aggressor from taking steps against us.” Behind it all. said the Minister, was a need for building up the fine spirit that had been so evident in years gone byMr Macdonald arrived yesterday from Nelson and the West Coast, and left for Wellington this morning,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27382, 6 May 1950, Page 8
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