The War Controversy.
A long letter is to hand from “ Humanitarian,” lyit ns it has been notified that the controversy on the Boer war has ended so far as our columns arc concerned, the letter could hardly be published without making room also for the great number of replies that would be sure to follow. But the introductory portion of the letter can fa.rly be published by way of personal explanation. Before giving an ably written account of the causes of the war from his point of view, ho proceeds : “ Sir, —Kindly allow me to answer tho criticism of Mr D. Murray. I leave your readers to judge whether he has been, as he claims, “more definite” than I when he wanders from tho subject to hit at tho writer. Ho taunts me with not signing my name. It is very easy to do so when the side you champion is the popular one, but not so if the reverse. I may say that some six months or thereabouts, I wrote on four occasions to a local paper on the topic of the war, giving my proper name—only one of these notes was inserted. Mr Murray is welcome to have my name from you, Sir, if he wishes.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 46, 23 February 1901, Page 2
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