CIVIC UNITY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 66, 19 March 1931, Page 15

CIVIC UNITY

SELECTION OF

THE LEAGUE'S; REPLY

: Eeplying to!'' the., Ratepayers' "Association, the.executive , of'the'Civic. League makes the following statement:'.. -It is .hot'our intention:to .continue, a. lengthy, discussion with the. Wellington Ratepayers' Association,., as. this "would serve no".good;purpbsb. ;. Thaj.position.: shortly..is that.further co-operation, was rendered impossible by the. action of1 this- association, in.'b'reajdtijj■ off negotiations^ when further '•"'confer enc'e./could; have ' taken i:aid 'into print to;-declare\that."co^opeTatioii^w^?. impossible'"fqr^tiiese reasojis: \~ A\ '_:■;,%" .';;' ; (1) That the- league's■;' - pr6cedure;'Was jiqt' what;it "expected.";7'V ;'o:';"_ ::;'"/V'/ T (2y.ThatV,th'e-lea.gu©;'Idid not approve of. all the;names recomnierided by the' conference,' ;wiien a'ctiialiy ;these nanies were referred to 'the'I.respective bodies i for - decision.;: : >;"'-:'.;:."' : :-'■;'".■' ■'. ;•-■■'.'' ■■"'-■,;,s--.'-::

;; (3)' That- the. league?s policy" is ,con:: :trary to that,of., thei association;',',-.-.'.

..: The' cleaTjanswers^to''these assnihptions ■'are- •that;..iii:its; /meetings ■;. the league. mustrb.e master; of.its"' owki pro;. (3e"auro;/'^liat i ,tKeycp^ttenc© t 'waa^iieyfergiy^n; power: of final selection,, as Jttie reference: "book to' and that the assumed 'difference of pol-! ■icy is not; as represented, otherwise1, it -.would..have prevented any,conference ever being held., .' >:..\' :,:.''.• ■• > ...In 4110"; latest;pronouneeniont;'oi':Mr; Hi Milleiy . president: ":ofi;\the/-a'sspcia-tion, the. says "a, joint' 'conference;'be 1 tween thd ~' : two : bodieS;'had' agreed by ■secretVballot that'jthei"following;.twelve ;naijies: should be iricluded on the.joint ticket." , That is 'simply;aV /Specious misrepresentation,, as. the; twelve, iiames were referred.^tp the respective • bodies, for; their, decision":.as "to'/.what names shouldTflnally be'plaeed on".a joiritxtieket.: It was intended ip hold a furtHer 'conference :if 'agreemeiit; was;. not at-, rived, at,, but; Mr.. Miller., .declined;:.j.uch i conference .and/publicly" annpunced |.-;th'at; further ca-operation,.' wag •.' 'imjf., !.possibie.'.'r.'- Now,;, when 'the ;'lekg'ue. ,is ifs business, of; selection, ; 2ilir.'. Miller writes'; suggesting'; a" ■.new'-prpT cedure',altogether; : The .answer, of the league,is given in .the; following:lettbr:. if rdmrits-...secretary:,'-.•''■■.; ;■;■';-";;- •;.'-^.v'•'•■■■•

.vV'Tli'e. President, :-\y., .• .y.-.". [-"A" '/'/"-'j;''".. . » ; Eatepayers' ■ Association, k?■■.■,'..!'.;■ r ''.■ /Dear:^ir / --^ypur; iettpii ;pf vthc iiistant, to our president 5 duly sidered by the -meeting .l ast! night, :.Ws\ I am.instruclred to']stat© that asyall our arrangements had beqn made'in eoimec-' tion ;;vritK 'ithe^^ flnar'!.selectionvjtif..".our ."ticket''i'prior toVthe-.receiptl'oiiisame,:' dtyiraV>consl&ered;'tt;aV'n.tf^d'6^-sUTs)oijo' would.; be!/seryed;;;;by>''furth'ei;.'deWyr •Ithcrjßf6r6.;the'm'a;t i ter.'i^its9ncluied\aVf?i?.: as;'burj:league.'; is .concerned;-^Yours, .faithfully,': •'' v../ ■'• ' '.-'v. '•■::;.;:•"■■■,•■.>•.:• ,-^-';i?.'!SEAiiLE,;.v: :;,i ; ;•!■■/ ':''■■' .'■• V:. ••;..:. 'i.>': [/■'■■•: ■'-. jZ-Secretary./1

; The assertion;of..Mr. Mille?'that■ the league/has if'pirated*': some-of vhikaSsr. sociation's selection,:;as if they'held a copyright ■'■ in. the.; names, if'not -:' the '.persons,, simply- amuses: us. v' •.May.;i.we: pointi'out,i in conclusion, -that ,;.this: :assoeiation, whilst making gtest /professions of its desire for'co-operatioai' with" the league,'is engaged;aUpthe:whil6 Tin. trying, -to", subvert, -the-;.'leaguer by seeking to capture ' aistrict ' : associations; which'lare jot have been:'affiliated;t6 the league.':']' SnchVpracticO: will not eommehd itself'itoVriianyVpersons.' as strictly cricket.'; When/the;;two, tickets ; are published; the ;n^mes;:;which:.i;her league, could not,see.its way to adopt will.be /disclosed./., : '".::/-■■(/'■■;'../;,,.;■. \:-'.'--\-:i;'J.: