OFFER REPEATED

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 69, 18 September 1925, Page 6

OFFER REPEATED

MR. ATMORE TO MR. NASH

->,'-^r'..fbUowihgyietter'':"l^s'-':beeh\;'-ai;:'';. dressed by'•"Mr:;:H.;;Atmore,::M.P.V :tq': Mr. W. Nash^ /national secretary .New;--. Zealand Socialist-Labour; Party, Wei-: lington:—- ' :,; • I-;,.'■'•'; !''•':•:'■■:'. ';':■■ '"'.:.• '.>' Dear Mr. Nash,— "" 1-:,- "'■ "-v^".-/ 'i:::':':';. Your note of yesterday, iv, reply: to mine: of 10th September; furnishes further proof of the determination of-the• ..Revolutionary-Socialist leaden to avoid a- debate with ", me::. on the : subject .of -'J their own utterances ; and' declarations;;.: through fear of the, exposure of-; their?' , real policy, which would •. inevitably be made known to the public;.' : ' ;; (v ', X, In order to bolster up the weak position in: iwhich you find., yourselyes, und iv aw.; attempt to- evade'the .real; .issue .raised -by me at Invercargill,;;you think: it helps your defence for declining; ta accept my challenge by suggesting or implying that; some of my . own utterances rieed' defence. ,:;^,.' ; ' ■ Let nic/; tell you, Mr. .Nash,f that you are hugging a 1 if you think I haye any objection to ; any_ .of my statements being discussed during a debate arising out of my challenge to the Kevplutionary-Socialists to defend their v view oxA "ideclarations,; such as:—-.; • ' :. ,'.'T6 hell • .with agreements'' (Mr. Hi« key), 'and'Vr-''-'' •■ <::'.'-''.■■'■""'"'''- '■■■■'-.'■'■: .'■ ■'■: ■ '''intereßt:iß-Boniething, for nothing' (Mr. ■,HoUand),;:and;-,.;. •.,-.> '■ ':i'7'':-:" ■■. .■:'" '.'lf- Ireland achieyei ;.in eecuring her. independence it means the break up of the Britiah Empire. That "will be a blessing to the world, and an inspiration to the .-.cau».\ of Labouiy: whip are,' opposed;■'•'<» 'Empire root' and: teancli"("Maoriland, Worker"),; and ...■■;, V ,/i'U , the Russian Revolution went down in a sea of blood it would be moid than justified.- (Mf.; Peter Ftaser). ■ Also by'the «arne speaker when referring to the Busaian, Revolutionary movement, "That the- Labour movement in New Zealand is,part' and pai'ceriof the same *orld':movemehti"''v''i I';'"'' '{"'r ■'.■;''• - Yonf trick of attempting to subshttate" » eamonflaged platform for the definite views and declarations ehowing the real policy «t" the Revolutionary-Socialists.» barefaced,; clumsy,, ;and;,palpable:■".- }< . ' You know that ybui platform would collapse if the debate, which-you shirk, took place' bn i; the'- "extracts of'speeches, and statements made by the leaders <t your'party by other Soeialißts, hence your desire to keep them in the background. ;■; »• '.■■•.•',;•■■. ['•, \The persistent refusals of your party to accept: my ■. challenge.: will impress the people with, my ■ well-grounded contention that' you do not wish them ■to know the real opinions .and designs of your. party.;;;':;^-;v^ '■'■■' -; ', ■•• '■ '■ -.. .;;'.' ' Take my statemenU and use them successfully if you can in defending the outrageous declarations Quoted by me among others in' the:terms of my challenge given at Invercargia.. Your taunt vthat I "am not v etc!, coming as it does from; those who have so v clearly; shown their want of .courage: in not taking up my Challenge, is too trifling, A and . needs onlj to ba mentioned to be despised. -;,,:: ••' Why not drop your braggart,- blus- ,.. terful, and stupid;tactics t Mr. Nashj and play th^ man by meeting ray challenge, which: is still standing?— Yours : B*Tely^(Sgd;y;-^^