MR.S LVESS AND HIS LETTER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 645, 23 October 1909, Page 6

MR.S LVESS AND HIS LETTER.

Sir,—Nohvithstondirig Mr. Ivess's tirade ■ of abuse, adhere to the.statements I mado some time ago re the Ohakunc affair.,Mr; IvcsS offers.,us7Kis testimony as :to; the-;accuracy, iif his'staterii.b'nts. Lam. nfraid7that ; .his memory is faulty;;,.,l:could count from .1 memory, nearly' everyone' who went.iip that morning -in Mr.' Jopp's qoaich, and would hand in their names only that I have too much respect for'them to have Jthem mixed up with a dispute of : this kind.7. However, I willgive Mr. Ivess a-chance to make good: his statements. "'-He says' that there were.'three or four hundred bona -fide settlers present,' and that they were supporters of the Government. In that case, he must 'be ac-' quairitedwith theml Now I will not ask'him: to send in all, or' even half, of their names, butlask him (after allowing'. for' eight pas- ■ sehgers who; Trent away by train andtbok'no part in the welcome) to send to The Dominion the names of thirty peoplo who went to" the reception;"!'-Mr. Jopps coach, these names to be signed'by tho.people themselves,'rtotby Mr.-' Ivess. .Then I will admit 'that liwas 'slightly in error as. to the numbers 'of 'passengersin Mr; Jopp's.brie'', coach, 'for only one.■coach." carried people.to the.'welcome. I .don'tiprofess'-tb be a George Washington myself, but in this matter I- nin sure that I can -give your- corre. spondent—with his7defective, memory—a. long, start "and a beating. T.; don't 'intend to enter-into-a n'ewspapet ■ controversy with Mr. Ivess on-the subject, but will perhaps indulge in a personal interview with him in the near future. After thanking you in anticipation, I am;'etc;,' . ' ■■'■'■ ". '■ ' " ... '- -.■'"■ -.- ,-.■ ■-. ...: ; ..,J,8.-