THE PREMIER'S WAR SPEECH.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIV, Issue 15980, 5 June 1916, Page 5

THE PREMIER'S WAR SPEECH.

EM HCSIA.-T;C WELLINGTON -MEfcitlNC. VOICING NEW ZEALAND'S IiESULVE. (1 SrEC-" - .L Cor.ncsroNusKT.i 'W LLLLVGTON. J;; n.■ i. A sijj-rt speecH "egard to th • war Mas made iiy tiie iVtiw; .Win ster this Jiicni'-on in f-.nm-ctiou vorv attended religious jmtt-toxti- smv.'".- ::t the To.ia Ha!!. Yhcr- w-<. a. \ large- .itteiidan.v and Hundreds of , • pta ">'• - t-"' b to -e.iire adn: t -. the budding. -\:'r 3h:-s--y had -one to th" Mail in * T * * * i i;iko i-jiif, »n fmt with i;o intension ~f iiiakiiiir .1. speech. ' 'H hi- nfpr'a;;.-;a'. iioiwi\-r. the t.' f.v.i! :j !t = i;b' thf Hall, which stretched r gilt ac:o>s the street, cai ed upon hi ); to ;ld- '!;- 5s them. Mr Massey comjuiod with tiie ■- T. and delivered a few r - :e.a'k: 'rom the -tops of the hall. He i-.:- greeted v.-ith great enthusiasm ami rC'-?ived a ;ncsc attentive in arinir. lit • c'M-nfo of the usual interjr>-.-t':ni K ;t>g IIIL.-SH ncticeabi^. Air Jlacspy, in rofi;-ri"ing lo the naval 1> ' ' ; aicl that when he expressed the < .ininn in the H.:u<e the r-tiier day that V. *> il;;d lit,,'.- r i:i.' >i ;> TllOSt > r 1:M1 -- m the -,v;ir h,v ] ia «i 110 iilea that :ti tha.r very in.-'-ri" ni i-umir---:s. an-! tbs-nsan-'.i c.r .-ai'oi - were I:iy":ilg <!ov.:i lives i'.iv us in t!i<* NortJi >ia. He d >;Mt- v. irb tlic p'Uf-ra! <■ ufL'".-!: of th" v."::r. taking tin l 1 ne that tin? .K:npirt> miw he prepared to events ;s tiiey came along, and to .•-"•ntinif!- the war to any length, ■vvhi-thcr it wmsix i:s < r six <X"he-.rs.i Evea '.hough it meant havdhard tk'i:s. and i ven perhaps vnam- a! nun to nutny pec-p'e, the war luai to en. All tho ne; e^-a—.-ii.--.■>» -r.ir.si- b;- mad.-. Tiie' e ii • no or h.-ok.nu: h.ar-k. iChr-ers.'l The crisis was smli th:it every man rf sr.ilitarv age- n'tust be to *:«! intn the firing were too or t-. o old to lizht must

cl aider it the.;" duty to a.ssist in lguii.Tiiiiii with JnuaitO':?, fcod supplies, ami in :uiy other way inquired. (Cheers.) Nothing luatrcmi.oxeept the winning 01 the «vat\ (.Cheers.) Mr -\lassey created j. tremendous impression among the erowd by lifting his right hand and swearing "P>,v tile living Gd.' ! tliafc as far as lie was conjoined. there would be 210 peace or Thought- of peace until Germany was brcughv to her knees. The sword would net be sheathed nor the rifle la d down until an honourable and lasting peace v\as scoured for tho British Empire, for our Ailies .ami for tho whole world. (Loud cheers. ) Tbo .scene was one of jemarkabie enthusiasm. At a meeting in the Town Haii last r.ight. Mr Massey was also greeted with cheers, ospeeiallv when ho announced in connection with the battle that so far as could be gathered from cablegrams. tho balance cf vietorv was on the r. ritish side.