Use of the Radio

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20124, 19 December 1939, Page 14

Use of the Radio

Sir, —In his first letter “Radio” gave the greatest prominence to his distortion of the so-called radio debate between Mr. Furness and Mr. Nash. This he calls my re'd-herring. I objected to his obvious distortion of facts and he calmly stated “this does not really matter.” Now, realising that he did not have a leg to stand on and that he cannot pursue that subject any more, he accepts (he facts' and endeavours to lead me into another line of argument, but as I was inspired by no motive other than to correct his unjust assertion and did not comment on the balance of his letter, 1 fail to see why I should follow his red-herring and oblige him now, whatever my views on the subject may be. He states that when one Opposition speaker after another was refused a hearing I had no complaint to make. It is news to me, and I think would be to anyone else, that such was the case. Certainly Mr. Nash was virtually refused a hearing, and most of his remarks were hardly audible to anyone except those to whom he spoke ovei the air. This was obvious to those who listened-in. and it was also told me by one who was present. Regarding the fact that I did not see “Fair Play’s” letter, “Radio” can suspect what he likes, bid it does not alter the fact that for a short period I missed every issue. LABOUR.