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Many people did their best to forget the permanently disabled soldiers of
World War I, said Federal President J. E. Haigh, of the Totally and Perma
nently Disabled Soldiers' Association today.
. As a delegate to the federal congress of the association, he was replying
to a welcome irom state
president W. E. Shearer.
Mr. Haigh, a veteran of
the South African War and
World War I was a soldier
for 37 years.
Wounded twice during
the 1914-18 war, he' later
developed spinal trouble
which completely disabled
him. He is also president of
the Victorian branch of the
association.
'I remember the days I
when the Government pro- j
mised us everything, and :
they have not kept their j
promises,' he said. j
'When we were wounded, ?
they put us into hospital, .
and then tried to get rid of
us as quickly as possible.
They also . tried to forget us
as quickly as possible.'
Mr. Haigh said that he had
recently applied to the
Federal Government for
exemption from sales tax
for totally disabled soldiers
buying cars and car parts.
In addition to Mr. Haigh,
two delegates each from
Victoria. ' South Australia,
New South Wales and Tas
mania are attending the con
ference. Queensland branch
has appointed proxy dele
gates.
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