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Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1919, Page 2

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. DEPUTATION TO MINTSTETi. Wellington. Jan. 30. A deputation from the Labor Cotil.v ence waited on the Defence Minister !" day hikl a4:cd for the release of the ' om.cientious objectors now in prison. Mr Francr, 11.1'.. said that, the deputation represented 00,000 workers. The Minister, in reply, said that the Government hnd hud f,o eali apon married men with two children, very much apnlnst hirj wish, and the position had been reached when the call would lime had to be made on men with three children He could have saved it good nv.i'i'- of these married men from jroin<» i" ' "lit if other men had done whn! ilie . eminent belie\ed. and what he liel'cwd, lo he their duty, and had ifone to defend (heir eouutrv. Some would not. Xotliin;; that would be done would replace these men who had p-one and laid down their lives. However, he wu« prepared to do what he could for the honest conscientious objectors. Riders of Harlcv Davidson and Indian Motor Cvc'es. can now procure CLIN"PKR "IWrMIXOI'O.-HTS" in 2S >; .') Snhl i, v the trade only. 31