THE ULTIMATE OBJECT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1273, 27 May 1912, Page 2

THE ULTIMATE OBJECT

(Special, to > Herald.)

CHRISTCHURCH, this > day

A correspondent of the Press, a Avell known ex-resident of Canterbury now living m England, writes under date April 4th : "The opinion amongst all the na«val and military men I meet is that Germany is now preparing for war, just as she prepared prior to 1806 and 1870, and that she raises these continual scares to enable, the Government to get the votes ..'through Parliament . for more men and injore ships.' England is"^ safe till the ships are ready, and till the air fleet is also ready, but no military or naval . men seem to entertain any doubt as to tjie uTtiniate object of the preparations which, are now going on. The newspaper campaign now going on all over Germany is steadily fed from official sources, and a hew scare is provided , whenever the^ verbal animosity against England shows any signs of dying down. I.' write this because v I feel that there is an: agitation against universal «ervice m New .Zealand. Qui^e apart from the good it will 1 do^in developing the physique of the nation and, the advantages of discipline and training, I fancy the young , men of to : day will~ live to, see the 'time when, they will have to fight for their country and freedom. Both Conservatives and Liberals individually here admit that conscription, is the only hope; for this country, but collectively, as Governments, they are both afraid that to propose it would mean the loss of votes.'