MILITARY TRAINING.
Mrs Wright, Dominion President of Canadian W.C.T.I’., expressed herself forcibly on the topic of militarism. Ihe W.C.T.I’. had been asked to place itself on record as in favour of compulsory training for the children in schools, but she could see no reason for doing so. White Ribbon* ers had always stood for education on the lines of citizenship, and she saw no reason for modifying that position. “I believe,” she said, “that instead of planning for war and preparing our children for it, we should plan for peace, and talk for peace as never bet< >1 «*.” The conduct of the Canadians in the early stages of the war showed, she thought, what sort of men can be raised on the prairies without special military training. “I stand,” she said, “for peace and world disarmament.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/WHIRIB19161118.2.13
Bibliographic details
White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 257, 18 November 1916, Page 7
Word Count
136MILITARY TRAINING. White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 257, 18 November 1916, Page 7
Using This Item
Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand is the copyright owner for White Ribbon. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this journal for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. This journal is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this journal, please refer to the Copyright guide