LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 566, 2 December 1915, Page 6

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

THAT CONSCRIPTION CIR- ' CULAR. To the Editor of THE SUN. Sir, —I notice in your' issue, of November 30 an. article headed- ef Con|- , scription, Circular from Federation ! of Labour," in -which the attention " of "trade unionists" is drawn to the "dreadful calamities" that will befall , them should conscription become a fact. I should like to point out to the anti-conscriptionists that union- ' ists do not sesire any further,insults; ! to their intelligence, by having spb- v mitted to them such drastic evils, as are suggested in that circular. We . Unionists are an intelligent, body ' quite capable of working out our own destiny, arid do not require the* Red Feds to think for us; they have shown us in the past how capable of blunders they are; how little they do know; the uselessness of their organisation Ivtien put to a test. Now in facie of national calamity" they would suggest evil ; results to the minds of patriotic ; ■ unionists that we might be sidetracked from the giHeater national issues. Now as unionists of the U: grand British Injures we do not ■ want to consider any ; suggestion that will hinder us frdim doing our national dutj% It is not long since th£ .••A Federation of Labour circularised : ■ the unions, to assist to,fight the "Be* gistration Act," and Jjjy' thefr iriflur; ence in that way'have no doubt" 1 done a great deal to; Kinder volun- J •tary enlistment; for which- ,i -, private individuals Jiaye had to pay • the penalty. ' ! . <' It is time this kind of agitation y was put a stop tar Germany must:M go under, even should; it mean con- T scription. Thanking, y.oil in anticipation.—l am, etc., . UNIONIST.

TERM OF PARLIAMENT. ' To the Editor of THE SUN. Sir, —Your announcement as to the "Term of Parliament" in Tuesday evening's issue is interesting, but surely it is premature for "the arrangement between the parties that there would be no election during the period of the National Cabinet which is to hold office to the end of the war" to be accepted as conclusive.

Is the "arrangement" not a case , of "reckoning without your host? The answer by Mr Massey to Mr Nos- ? worthy is far morp reasonable and ; in the natural course of events a decision can hardly be looked for till the session of 1917. Let us hope the war may be concluded by then, but the present outlook unfortunately does not trend that,, way. My main object in writing you is to arouse interest in general, seeing that electors do not sleep too soundly under the arrangement and suddenly wake up to find themselves deluded.—l am, etc., OBSERVER.