NON-DEFENDERS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12586, 17 October 1911, Page 2

NON-DEFENDERS.

(Per Press Association.)

! OHRISTC?HFRCH, this day. \ A deputation from. tli^. National yeace ;Couhcil waited upon Mr .JJ. M. Isitt, JM.P., yesterday, and, discussed his posihtioji . with reference. , to, tte f .corapul^qry jclauses of the Defence Act. ' A^fter, hear-: . ing "Mr , Is jtt's views, the poip^cil . realised ■that there jhad'.been a, nijsapp'rehensibn as to his position In reference to the ■Defence Act, and they have now decided :to abandon/, their intention of opposing ;him m the forthcoming' campaign. < A meeting of the National Pesice and , Anti-Militarists Council- was held last : evening. Mr Walter Scott Bedford, president of the Wellington League, was .present by invitation. It was arranged that the anti-mi|itarist confere.nce.be held at Wellington ion November 9t'h and 10th. Tlie secretsiry' r.eported the intention of the , various leajgues to send delegates, and generally ; spoke on the interest that had been aroused throughout the Dominion regarding this gathering. An opportunity will be taken while the delegates are' present to hqld a big anti-military dembnstwition m the capital city. . / .".; •