To the Editor of the "Norm-Cuina Darcy News"
Sin—Of course, every person is entired to his om opinion. both the old and' the very young, but I tua many others here" strongly re-Sent ar. Monaisows eter in your issue of June zo. To start wih, there is a hidden slur against the men who served in the Tost war and Tam' sure there is not one of us trio served who does not today say Sinanie Ged T dil go." Mr. Mfonntsones letter Is also in my opinion a very dangerous one, auch expressed thoughts as his make for conscience tious objectors, ete "Taking be Ietier ox it goes the matter of "wasting months" in Me dia and Malaya, 'Does. he think the military authorities are' going Fuk sending' untrained: soldiers, with practically no knowledge of "the Einguage tothe Near East and Indian. Frontier: thes, will cee. all the Service. when they know their Job.
Ae regards conscription the rules of the game are firly simple, you Should serve unsees you are foa Job national: importance or. you canftot"be. replaced by a. woman lder mans and. goodness knows Very, ery, few of ux here can say that Our job could not be filed at once ne: work distributed in the often swe got killed. or fell sick here.
Yeu."men from 1840 are most urgently "required for" all services find: men up to 80 can now always find' "Jobs in armament and other Why does Mr. Monmisox think England had. only ast-month to cal up_ 300.000 girls aged 20?
Referring to the last paragraph of his 'Teller, who does. Mr. Monnison Thine J going to fight. for all. we hia dear, Cie Ix nol the "Younger Tread s very excellent letter in your paper on' this' sublet which Concluded with ""Bngland expects every man to do his duly" this t tome fend "to. hr. Bfonatsox' and his they do not like the ides. training in India 1 understand there ie'a. steamer at an early date gain bet if ied MomIsox says some people stayed at home in comfort last war fand did not play" the game, but as the old prover says "two wrongs do not make a Fight" anyway.
surely would hate people. to
conveys, that old) men and youn this that in is opinion ale Deter women should fight battles.
Shanghai, June 29.
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