LEITERS TO A SOLDIER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 202, 27 August 1943, Page 4

LEITERS TO A SOLDIER

Dear Jack, —Glad to hear you have id some leave. It was certainly ell earned. You asked me to look it for Tom. Well, I ran across him

the other day and was pleased to see that he was looking fit. ajid well again. His wound has healed nicely and although he is of no further use as a soldier it won’t inconvenience him in civil life at all. What js more, he said he had had a round of golf a day or two before and was quite pleased with his game. Unfortunately he has had a bit of a disappointment in regard to his business prospects. He had intended setting up on his own account, but found that that line of business is now under the control of one of these innumerable Government bureaux that have sprung up and so he had to go along, cap in hand, and make an application for a licence, In triplicate, etc., and with all the trimmings. He waited several weeks and heard nothing, so gave them a reminder, and the next thing was that he got a letter informing him hig application was declined.

It seems just amazing that a chan with his excellent war service, wounded and decorated, should have been turned down like that, but. I believ* it is by no means an isolated case. The president of the Auckland R.S.A. said the other day that there had been numerous complaints. I asked Tom what he proposed to do now and ho said what he would like to do would lbe to stand for Parliament. It is cerItainly time we had a change, as there will be no future at all for people in this country if things go on in ttys way. I enclose one or two clippings I bearing on this subject. You will no doubt find them an eye-opener. Youn ever,—DAD. •