THE DEFENCE QUESTION.
In New Zealand all that our statesmen can suggest is to lower the age for admission to the volunteor force.
It seems to us, sayg the Hawke's Bay "Herald," that such a suggestion, however gooJ it may be in itself, indicates beyond question that the Premier is not interested in defence matters, and has not taken the trouble to understand them. He stili seems to be under the delusion that we should have ample warning to prepare in case of war. He is under the spell of the contingents. We can only say that such an idea seems fatal to us. We give Sir Joseph credit for his attitude towards the question of naval subsidy. But it is plain that the navy cannot absolutely guarantee our treedom from a sudden raid. That we must be prepared to meet, and there is no indication that the Government is prepared to meet it. We are disappointed at the Premier's reference to the subject which shows no grasp of the requirements of the country or of j the means of supplying them.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3033, 2 November 1908, Page 4
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