Correspondence TRIBUTE TO "KNOW THYSELF."

Southern Cross, Volume 24, Issue 2, 15 April 1916, Page 7

Correspondence

TRIBUTE TO "KNOW THYSELF."

PUBLIC MEN, THE PRESS, AND PUBLIC MEETINGS, (To : the Editor). Sir, will you kindly allow me to express my appreciation of "Know .Thyselfs" ability to read character, even from. an. old photograph—even 30 years old ? I have often had this thing done before, but never has it 'been, done so completely and truthfully as it has been done by "Know Thyself." Every scrap of, my char-; acter has been delineated in a thoroughly capable manner—nothing overdrawn, nothing hid from view it is simply wonderful. It may surprise " Know Thyself " and many old Iriends of 40 or 45 years ago to know that I am still alive and full of vigour, energy, good as ever I was, and I may be heard of again, even as in the'past, when I was hated by some of our present leading public 'men. It is a good-thing to be feared by prominent men very often, ior if they won't work in your •way willingly they will giive way to a. consistent determination to get justice. Let anyone take yourfpaper, and after going over the character of "Tu-lu," ask themselves the, question : "Is it for such a man to remain unknown to the people he j Olives with '?" Certainly not. "Work where I may, I foon "become known as a real live man, with the/ interests of my fellow-man truly at heart, and it grieves me much to think that through poverty I am unable to assist as I would like to. Yes, sir, honestly speaking, it is only poverty that keeps me from hiring a hall ,ih every city and town in this Dominion to expose the wicked tricks that I can see played on the poor people of this fair country by some rvvho' are pretending to guide t'he ship of State, but who really are only running. the ship to destruction. 'Some people are afraid to •speak at present owing to the war. being on, though they see what is being done as well as others who cannot speaks from a. public platform. But so with me. I really fear no one when I make up my mind to come out. •No, sir, fear is not in my line, but poverty is my stumbling block every time. I continually see so 'much sickness, , poverty, and misery all around me that the few shillings I earn are soon gone to assist some poor creature. . Some people say that a man-of my proved abilities should not lie dormant ant say 'Why don't you write to the press ?'" Well, I could easily answer that question by saying that editors are only men, *uid they won't grant unlimited space to people' who ,may wish to .advocate somethingthey may strongly oppose. What is the use of my writing to The Dominion -if' 1 1 wish to-expose the doings of Mr Allen, Mr Herdman, or even Mr Massey ? True, the press is very good at times,'and for many'things, but it will not answer my ptirpose as well as public meetings, for the] simple reason that the people want the truth, and they are apt to get.it when they ask questions after a public ■ meeting. Men with honesty of purpose 'need not fear any questions put to them ; it is only shufflers who refuse to answer questions—they have exposiire to fear. •Really, you must' excuse me, Mr Editor, but I did not mean to fill your paper. But in conclusion, I must thank "•Know j Thyself'" for.-his thorough exposure of my little weaknesses and sign myself, very respect-, rullv vours, " TULTT." Christchurch, April S,, 1916. f