Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 27, No. 7. 1964.
Apology
Apology
Sirs.—The following is a transcript of a letter I sent today to Mr. Max Riske after reading Salient Number 6:
Dear Sir. I wish to apologise for any inconvenience you have been caused as a result of a statement I made a few weeks ago. In that connection. I could perhaps make the following comments:—
1. | I did not say that I personally thought you were a Communist. |
2. | The remark I did make was doubly qualified, in each case toning down the statement as printed. |
3. | I did not state that an article I had seen was (a) published in the PPTA Journal; or (b) "the basis for my assertions" as Salient maintains. |
4. | The comment as printed is given a false slant by being almost completely removed from its context. |
5. | I am genuinely delighted to know that you oppose the views some people believed you held. |
6. | I personally believe that as a Christian and (adopted) New Zealander. I must oppose Communism at every opportunity, but apologise unreservedly for my error in your case. |
—Yours sincerely.
David R. J. Baird