REPLY TO "STRAIGHT GRIFFEN."

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 73, 10 March 1913, Page 3

REPLY TO "STRAIGHT GRIFFEN."

■ Txj T l *® vniTOU | Sir. —Your correspondent has made [ statements about me which are abso\»t r ' • incorrect, and in self defence 1 iwi :i to briefly reply. 1 have never f c-u f<;.' a ban under the Ad- ' c s to Workers’ Act. and the i-.m:- !>*■’ « t I n:a:le some four years ago s n cr-ar.t.ctlon v. uh a contract 11 hl Lad finished. and althc-ugi: th lepnrtinrnt Ind agreed to adi i'ic the money to the owner a- ' as the v. as f> i: i. thiy I <1 i >; Lave the funds to do it whet, t i me <-c.me. ::r I what I and scores of > it-rs <-o:it;4aiiit'd about was the ig: anting h .’.ns v. hieh could not b? ' faliilied when the security was ready. ; This was obviously not fair tn cantractor-. The stiu-.-inent that 1 limp up the Um a: ne d ir.er« incut is incorrect. 1 wotk Laid for what I make, and ti.eie are scores of otheis v.i. > \ :i! .iiiti.i ti n* I don't’ mop ; up I and wait for other people's :miustto the valut. and ■ then pocket the increase. Uy proflisi a-e not Ir.me. and are only made: after mnati..- < f strenuous work. In ■ any e.t.-e yo.ir c«»:■ rs• .<p<.:stciciit dotlot; vrni' :>tnnd tie ABC of the ones! ion’ if lie tidi'k> const!' ntb..na! wrongs can ■ !;•? cured • \ dividual action. Hnv. etta I escape the taxes I have to pay; on the .'imide :u c.-.-sa: i. s <f life, and i am 1 ’io; J-.;.; as much opposed to; tiiesc a< o' the private npprupi iatiim ; o: toii'miti'ity-crtaicd values .' Wi’L vor:e'.p.yrfent te’l me what he: think'- I sr.ouid do with any small 1 :■ i I . . vo over and above; the ci.si <_•- living at tlie cud of a v ■. ar'» i-.rrd v.a . k irheadd I hand it i ; t>. tkos-> eig’.uy gas-bags in Pa’--liaiiirnt The v. Lob? lot of them out’ tog.-t?'_. r d-.;fi :-rn..l< r as much uufid v o-l; t<» t ..r coii’iaunity as one giSisi Labourite does. Cr should I try and: iun r..y own Old Ago Per.sii’H Seimm ■■ ‘ ami v.oik for a change in the system v. »:uuvs one set c-f men to lirr-:t-?s- and s’m.ck'e their fellows ’ t■ it ar>y di-graer fur anyone s.artiiig with ‘ iiUi’iißt; t.» v or:. I he'itsi Ivt 1 ? i:p Surely not. as h'ng m they don’t turn ’ . l.r.bce.r to Tot-v v.'.cn thev h.iv.-' done '■>. I aim e v.. ; E. STEVIIXrGN. 1 II t'thlg.-. ?■ 3 13.