LEITERSTOTHEEDITOE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3068, 2 May 1917, Page 6

LEITERSTOTHEEDITOE

"WATCH YOUR STEP"

Sir,—"Professional" in your issue 00. May 1 seas lit to make public certain, tilings which lio claims "to know," and during tlio letter my name is mentioned, therefore I feel justified in asking you to publish my 'reply. Firstly, although I do not know Mr. D. M'l'arlano, of Wanganui, I am perfectly certain that ho,-had nothing.whatever to do with the "Watch lour Stop Company," and his letter, as published in ThelWumon of Saturday last, was a complete surprise-, to Mr. Cardston and the other members of the company. I might state also that from wlat I could hear the company did not roseno any criticism from your or any. other paper, hut at the same timo they weid hurt that their efforts to aid Hie Returned Soldiers' Association were nob more appreciated by the newspapen o* Wellington. But it is rather of my on connection with tho company i would write "Professional" says that he does not know that Mr Kenny is hein" paid, but ho does know that aiw other gentleman received the intimation that tho part was worth a tenner. Ho knows more than 1 do. I was app7oachcd to piny the part and refused because of tho shortness of the notice, Ktn 1 realised that the company « u practically "stuck,". I *>»■£» at considerable inconvenience, to taka the part because' of tho objects aimed at by the company, and no mentiou whatever was made of payment .My name has been associated with patriotic! movements in Wellingtoafor somobmc and I have always gladly been ready to do mv little bit to help things along i feel this is tho least I could do. I have never ' been afraid of cr.t.c.sm, being by nature fairly thick-dunned, and I personally certainly (lid not re-, sent any remarks made by your critic, in fact, I have a kindly feeling for him for letting me down so b&rt>/> f f. l considered it most sportsmaahke of lirm appreciating what 1 was up agauistAt tho conclusion of tho season I tw3 offered a small honorarium by mr. Cardston, which I felt, justified in accepting to cover my personal expenses, though tho amount would hardly come into "Professional's" idea of a Balary"Professional's" letter inters that t received a "tenner'—it was very from that In conclusion' might 1 say that over, if the longsuforiii" audiences of London are sometimes imposed upon; that remark cannot be truthfully'Mi-d of the public -oi Wellington in regard to. louc •("CASSiDYi v.c:">'