MR, JOE CETT REPLIES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1911, 20 November 1913, Page 10

MR, JOE CETT REPLIES.

Sir,—ln answer to Mr. Yue Sun t , . (othorwiso Mr. H. Jackson), I would „. just like to point out that when the 0 first meeting on strike matters was held in tho fruit markets, tho Chinese ap- s . poined mo to mediato and act on their ,j behalf. At a" subsequent meeting, this tf time between tho strikers and the Chin- a ese, I was again specially requested by u high officials to remain behind, and 0 '» listen, to what was to be said. Being x a membor of tho committee of tho Chin- i ( eso Association, I naturally concluded s that I did havo.authority, and lam still v I of that opinion. , . ' c Mr. Yue Sun (?) says ho interviewed „ sorno of tho principal merchants and t ! fruiterers, who were indignant, at being e put in a false position. Now, _ what n false position have I put them in r i n merely stated that the Chinese had do- t cided not to buy fruit for seven days, t but to commenco buying on the Mon- n day, irrespective of. anybody. This they v did. Is that a false position? How n could this bring them into "that bogy s of turmoil and fearful dangers ? i Let' mo state, right hero that my let- a tor h»3 been approved of by the biggest 1 majority of the principal Chinese mer- o chants and fruiterers of this city. In t conclusion, I might state that I know t both languages too well for the writer t to deny what I have said—l,am, etc., t ' .. . W. J. GET'f. ii P.S.-rl have been serving and help- V ing my countrymen for the past twenty- •; five years, and am prbudito state that -~', I have. never .yet been, accused by a . "■'fellow-countryman of placing them in. a .^ false position. ■ i