HARD TO UNDERSTAND

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 275, 20 November 1943, Page 4

HARD TO UNDERSTAND

APPEALS FOR SINGLE MEN (P.A.) Christchurch, Nov. 19. , “Is it your opinion that a single grade one man should not be sent to the war if he is making ploughs, although a married man with throe children may have to go in his place?” This was a question put to the munitions liaison officer, Mr. Barrett, by the Crown representative, Mr. W. F. Tracy, when appeals for 12 employees of W. H. Price and Company were heard by the Armed Forces Appeal Court to-day. “That is the altitude of my department,” replied Mr. Barrett. He added that he had been instructed to urge the retention of all types of engineers regardless of whether married or single. “1 don’t follow this,” said M. Tracy He added that there had been men from the top of the political world to the bottom saying, that single men were to go. “Has this been made public?” he asked. “I don’t think so. Why should it?” asked Mr. Barrett. “Because the public should know that although it is drummed in every month by politicians that single men must go, there is at least one department that is not prepared to accept that principle,” said Mr. Tracy. In all cases decisions were reserved.