SOME IMPORTANT POINTS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13929, 12 June 1909, Page 6

SOME IMPORTANT POINTS.

Tlic resolution was seconded by Mr H. Ej ro Kenny, CM-Di^tnci Judne. Ii was> morally ceitam, lio pointed out, that if England were involved in a profit European war New Zealand would be involved. She would be attacked for either of two reasons. She, might he attacked for tho puipci c of a diversion. It wa3 more certain that New Zealand would ho attar ked 111 order that the enemy would have a huso fioni which to attack Australia. Coal would be needed for attacks on Australia, and \Vestpoit would certainly he seized. New Zealand's drieme >»ystem mis totally inadequate. The speaker pointed out that in the sixties all able-bodied mon in Auckland, and. in a certain decree, 111 Taranaki, between the ai^es of 16 and <30, with the sole exception of ministers of religion, had boon called out for active service against the Maoris. When (he Imperial regiment'? arrived, men over Hi" a^e of lo «onreleased, but tho otluis were still kept under amis, and many sent to the front These men, he ventured to siv, returned to their homos ail tie liottei for tiieir military seivic No new legislation was necessary to briii'j; compulsory military trainnm into Hli-rt in the dominion. Under The Deienco. Act the fic.e'-tior had power, l>v regulations, to call our men between sin h a^os as w > « derided upon, to he traiiM'tAn tluii' (i or arms for the defence of their co 1:11 ?y (>1 course, no (ioverument w)ili v.>»uwe to take such a stop unless it felt it had the support of the people behind it. The speaker added that he could not hi hove that the do soendants of the urand old Devon and Cornwall seti .rs ronlrl be so rraven so depraved, that they would not prepare thomsehes for the defence of their COUIltl N .

The resolution w;is tli<'ii \m( . It «, t , an.MroriHl liy a ni-rantu- 'in.'' 1 \. s „ diorl away, m thn ( )n»i n<;^,^ „) Hiback <tt tho hall a solitaiv ic<.!)|o \u\< . attfnipt<>«l a "no." l,ur t?»« .<wnns\ "- able died away 010 it had 1,,.,.,, piopcilv botn.