Our Fatal Clamate.

"The system of defence which has been sufficient in the past, that is, the volunteer system," said Mr. Wah "has served its purpose and is now of no further use, in face of the forces threatening New Zealand." He pointed out the suitability of our climate for Japanese immigration and said that conquering China would not solve Japan's problems. He instanced a number of other dangers arising from our inadequate defence system and perorated. When the time comes we do not what recruits, but soldiers. . . . We must arm ourselves so that we shall prove a discouragement, not a temptation, to ambitions neighbours."

"Our opposition to the motion is a double-barrelled on," said Mr. J. P. Lewin. "We oppose it, first on practical, and secondly on moral and philosophical grounds." He left the second barrel to Miss M. Short all.

The inadequacies of the present defence system were due to the inadequacies of our economic system. One could not expect a man to defend a thing he had no stake in. It was not by compulsory military training but by the organization of society, that we could best defend our country.