THE SALVATION ARMY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 94, 22 April 1902, Page 2

THE SALVATION ARMY.

(To the Editor.)

b-j.\—ln answer to the Ensign's letter permit me to remark that he must have marvellous eyesight to see and distinguish us at a distance of thirty yards in a crowded thoroughfare. He also says we wilfully obstructed the march. Now those who know me know that I would never intentionally create a ' disturbance. No, Sir, it was purely accident. And not satisfied when we explained, they must needs add insult to injury by accusing us of Hooliganism, stigmatising me "Son of devil." and publicly denouncing us in the open air meeting as "liars.," language which is a disgrace to the man who uttered it, and casts a shade on the Army. With thauks to the right-minded lassie who so kindly took our part against, the majority, and thanking you for inserting this letter, which is final, —I am, etc., JK. B. GARBATT. (To the Editor..) i Sir, —Your correspondent A. Neilson, in reply to my letter on the above subject^ bas either failed- to make himself 'acquainted- with the; facts of the. affrwr or is prepared to hold these lightly in his k>ft hand, so as to prepare the way for his "joke" and the more easily illuminate that side of his argument; not that my intention was to altogether set forth my own or my friend's personal misfortunes in meeting with them, but to call attention to what I considered an injustice not only to one or two individually who were interfered with by their procession, but the general annoyance it must have caused tc many. The letter, indeed, only adds insult to injury, inasmuch as to say that we placed ourselves wilfully in the way so, as to excite a street brawl, while, its a mutter of fact, we were moving along" well on the side engaged iv an absorbing conversation and had not the remotest idea but j that they would pass us. As to seeing • two individuals in particular at a distance of thirty yards, and noticing an expression of defiance on their countenances in a dense crowd at such a. time, when one cannot see two yards ahead, is of course ridiculously And I think Ensign Neilson will find on referring to my previous letter that my idea was not to disparage the army in the eyes of the public, but to state the facts, _as the unseemly language used towards us was calcu-

la ted to convey, an erroneous impression to those stauding around. —1 am, etc.,

MONTAGUE BRADLY.