CARRISON OFFICERS' CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1867, 29 September 1913, Page 5

CARRISON OFFICERS' CLUB.

Sir,—l liave beeu reading with 601110 interest the correspondence regarding the Wellington Garrison Ofiicers' Club, and I observo that three of your correspondents—the president of the club, Kauri Gum and Patriot, have come forward as apologists for the club's action. A more -futile task was never undertaken. Why, it would be more easy, to pour the whole ocean into a small hole ou the sea beach. The letters of "Kauri Gum" and "Patriot" have, appeared "without the knowlodge of, and were not prompted or approved by the executive of the club," says Mr. President, he is in a great hurry to assure us, and I will take his word, but I would like to inquire if he is quibbling with that, word "executive." .It might not have had anything to do. with them as a collective body, but might not have somo individual members of the executive have had a say on their own ? Even if the executive thinks that it knows who '' AntiSnobbery " and other/ writers are, and wlioro members of Parliament got their information from, that will not help tho club out of the- hole it has got into. " Patriot" said in Tuesday morning's paper teat the Minister of . Defence know all tho facts, but as the Minister did not deny what members said on the subject that would indicate that their source of information must have boon perfectly reliable, and the Commandant of the Forces was also present, so he would have told the Minister if anything incorrect had been stated. If this great, omnipotent executive attaches so little importance to tho correspondence and statements, what on earth does tho president mention the matter for, unless it is beginning to feel a little uncomfortable. The president's remarks remind me very much of a naughty child being soundlv whipned, and being too stubborn to admit it "has dono wrong, cries out between the sobs, "It doesn't hurt; it doesn't hurt." A breach of discipline has taken plate, and no quantity of explanations call alter that fact or excuse tile club for having done what it did. "Kauri Gum," " Patriot," and tho president havd only brought -in personal and other matters which are quite irrelevant to the point at issue, but they oannot deceive the pujilic.—l am, etc., : ANTI-SNOBBERY.