"YANKEE JUSTICE" IN REPLY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 March 1911, Page 3

"YANKEE JUSTICE" IN REPLY.

To the Editor. Sir, —In reply to "NY.Y.C.A.'s letter appearing in your columns of Saturday last. I should iirst like to remind him tlmt lie is just going a little too far, when he insinuates that I am one of those responsible for the dissimulation of a lying rumour» or that I have attacked a man's honour. This insinuation is absolutely misleading, and to say the least it shows "crass ignorance," and I put it down to that alone, as no reasonable person would say after reading my letter in Friday's issue, that 'I made any attack on Mr Brown's reputation. I certainly criticised in as strong terms as possible, the methods adopted in holding the enquiry, which .! feel bine will meet with strong approval from all lovers of fair play and .British justice. Had Mr Byron Brown advertised that he would indemnify his ■accusers from an action ior libel, and tliej' had then refused to come forward to give their evidence tl'ie y.. finding of the "jury."' even though it was set up by himself, won hi have no doubt been supported by the general public. But. as von'know, this was not done, so that lire must expect exception to be taken to [lie manner in which the enquiry was held. It is rather unfortunate that your correspondent should have 'nine go far as to say that the object" of my letter was for the purpose of defeating Mr Brown at the forthcoming election; such a thought never entered my mind. But now that he . has mentioned this phase of the ■ question, it has stru;k me as beinorather peculiar that Mr Brown should have chosen the present time .15 the most favourable for the institution of the enquiry, wihen ho Knew that the accusations made against him were circulated last winter. It would appear that there is after all a touch of the electioneering "dod"e'' ■about this enquiry, or flint it has •taken him an extraordinarily long time to make up his mind about taking action. One can hardly feel .surprised at the inspirations of \Y. Y.C.A. in this matter, because there is much more than a strong possibility that his "boss" mav shortlv promote him to be "Bight Honourable General Manager" of the "show." W.Y.O.A. will no doubt appreciate these remarks, if they are not understood by your many renders. In conclusion I would say that if Mr Byron Brown's ideas of "trial Injury" coincide with the "tribunal" set up by himself at Otaki, then the electors of Otaki may congratulate themselves that he wa.s not (iioscn as one of the "law-makers" .of this dominion. .1 would not d*firim of reciprocating "NV.Y.C'.A.'s wish Wrat I should "stew in my own. juice," because from the tr.i'y of ~':s remarks one would judge that he is as dry as the proverbial "wooden W.Y.C.A. has a hard "row to hoe" in this matter,"so why "rub it in any harder" for the present. - Yours, etc.,