AN UNWARRANTED ASPERSION

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2812, 1 July 1916, Page 10

AN UNWARRANTED ASPERSION

Sir,-In Friday's issue appeal's n veiled attack upon the Rev. J. Dawson, the secretary of the N.Z., Alliance, over Ha signature, "Patriot." In order to get a stab at the, present secretary, the worlv uf the Rev. F. W. Isitt is exalted. Dm> ing a considerable portion of my brother's secretaryship the Rev. J. Daw. son, as honorary president of the ulliance, was his chief aid and most valued counsellor. I can fancy the nature of Frank Lett's reply to this cowardly letter if he tfere well enough to write. Unfortunately ho is not, and as one who can claim some knowledge of alliance work I want to say that the alliance has never had a more devoted, self-sacrific. ing, sane, and tactful secretary than it has to-day; thqre is not n mean bone in John Dawson's body. To blame Mr. Dawson, or the alliance, for the Parliamentary position of the 6 o'clock ment is as reasonable as it would be to blame them for the war. A petition is before the-M to Z* Committee. Against that petition, are four lawyers and some twenty odd witnesses., I have—to save time— limited my witnesses to five. In conjunction with other Parliamentary busi« ness, the committee has sat dav after day from 10-until 6.30. After that tlio members of the committee have sat in tha House from 7.110 to twelve, one, or two in the morning. The petition committee proceedings .finish to-day, and there will be abundance of 1 time for the Government to act if it is prepared to act. I have had a fairly belligerent career, but. I have yet to write my first anonymous letter, and in my humble opinion, any man who adopts this method of attack upon a. fellow-worker does not do tli9 right thing—l am, etc., LEONARD 11. ISITT. June 30.