Tce writer then proceeds to discuss methods of securing the
rights of ex-service men :—
" If we get amalgamation next month we shall most surely then tackle this question of work for all who are willing to take off their jackets. If it comes to a contest I hope that we shall not stint and say nay. It is not beyond the wit of man to devise ways and means of securing employment for our old comrades without causing disorganisation. If the Government will not help one way we must make it help another. We do not want to have anything to do with party politics, but it seems to me that we must make use of the House of Commons. That is what it is there for. I have a vote, and in my constituency there must be several thousands of old comrades each of whom also has a vote. We can, in fact, if we unite, control the next election in these parts. What we want now, in our constituency, is a parliamentary committee of ex-Service men. We want a stout-hearted chairman, of course, and we ought to have a paid secretary. A few shillings each and we could get a good one. You bet the candidates in our constituency would then become very busy and ardent students of ex-Service problems."
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