MILITARY TRAINING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15455, 18 September 1914, Page 10

MILITARY TRAINING.

CfoiSCLELNT EOl'S ODJECTOK»QU"ESTION OF SERVICELOCAL BOMES. VIEWS. <P-.t Prc-as Assuciatiou-' "IVELLIXtiTOS. Sopt. 17. An t'«P« rf»t«n« to the qtwttioa- of a'.frtmtiv.. servk* tw rcli«u.ib and ' «>te:-iKuttaa>, cAwctors t'. uYlkarv training was kid on the t:b.e ♦ f cbt» 'Huu-so t-i-uay by the Minister tor llet'fciitev .... , 'liit* paper cotttairrs a summary o; two renin's to the. cn.-utar ynt hy thtf Mm-i-tW La Ma'.vl: !:i:»t t > toctrl ho.dLV.-s in the Dom'r.i'i.'ti, cor surest tons- on the €|Ui:Stti>u The tccal bodies were invited in the circular to r.mke siruvivstion.-* a e to the tiLifor.M.fiv.-'k t!i-t would t-r most suitUift' fwt'it- r-cct at-o. whether they would provide work 'as.l assist '.'rt th>- admLni-ti-atlon. Ttt> retttrti show's thu" thirty two lof:d hj: (Iks t'onvardr_?d ler.dlfs to the tit-vi: that they witi' tit favour of ai'>--n';>i:iv-e vn-v'TcTor "tvtijeiotts ami eon.-cientious » bjeetors- • Oo*> Tuirty th- Bay ot U -i:id t'otmty Omm-tl. stated thrt it w;s.s not in t'avoru- cf ''s♦•tnption on "rounds. S.v- *■ r:if bodies did not r-rdy "yes" or '•ri.->,"' and ivh'b some "t tfi-s - made re♦Mtiimpadatinrw others had Jto< tii.ns tn off' r. tfi»> , s!; i iCi;"'t , -. , d methods or >-trtplovtiv.; the !i!)j«-ji>rs ffttafry am! road uoifo*.. rooking arid worfc at ••arup*. town and beautify it**: sc?;i-unes, erHdV-t'oa* of Tiosbiu w:«w. and 1-ci.FmbacL* work. The lEfcL«un County Co-int-il expresses th;-: oivnion, tL-it ':o n xemptior.M 'should Tin allowed to <'cn-fii"i:tioi:K obie<-t"i-s. while th - '\V.-5r.!:0.1. Cuin*-! thinks that oh|i--etors should b"- departed, or to.se

their civil rijiiit-'. or to be put in gaol. Th-.- Hi>r«>«s?» Council suggests that t!i" oby.t-'ors ".-tmuSd not bo eligibly fcV.r any position in the civil service, or bo atiov'eti u> take P~rt : n land batsot*. ant! jht>t:!>i bo .lisi'rnnehised. The AVaiteinata County Council considers 5 that "no objectors strviht be alhv.vea. ! TL- C'nroittantb'S Onintv I'omu'.l reconi- > iiu r.its that the obiet-iors should be om!p!t vi ;| in "cook iij; '>i" general rouseaUutt work.'' In tlf- ixitr-e ft r> discussion that fol-ta-vetl the present avion of the return Mr .\- M. Myers (Attrkland Ks-st > said thft fce> ha.l'verv little sympathy with anv matz v. n. > ha;? conscientious scruples n reianl t « military training. (H« nr, hear.) It v.u-. quite c!ear that these ! of.-;e; ts v. ere tn>:v very jjlad to have the Ix-neftt ut m'Kt.trv protection. (Hvarty ' it. t. h.'ar-.) Mr Payne ((."rcy Lvnti; —-'Wliv are ' 1 von no* at the If rent '■ | Mr Myers—"l have bjen my duty here, tmt I would b - to go to ' ! tV front ttt-tiuirrotv ,f occasion arose." ' f Mr Parae —"Why have you net ' ' £fmp?" Mr Myers- s-iut i ! r>t 5 e hnpiy) itint the ' time tra* rv»>* r.lten thev would liave * to tV» <• obi"<-t'>r ' -*. r!L !!e int'v =vniri->t]tls il with ro- '• I'sjimi* rW* its bttt ivnat uts rirr liap- * jwnr»'» sVh;M "move the rirsssibilitv of * cim. j ere*tt <vn- o!»>wtnrs being ColintfTlan."—<l in ti;e fuit»r<». Mi*, AsiM ih->t ttr»!er the rt'eimi. - .*..«» f bat t""f arisen fntrfv he did not fhrnr'; it •~"nM bo ne-'c-iinrv to »To :>nv- ■ iVrt"\ Th".- e'e n->w few hj" f'mnelir '•* b« v»pv *o ■ «-n"E 'n„Te int he s« trre re!r;;- > tClt.r objef.'t