Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-10-19

ing to the world the falseness of what
you were reputed to have said, must
have glared in your eyes until your
vision became obscure. NASHVILLE de-
clares in unmistakable language that
she was not refused the right to teach
because she was union in sentiment I
declare that she was not denied the
right to teach because she was union
in sentiment. Mr.. Tate, principal of
the school, who is familiar with all
the facts, makes the same declaration.
The physical facts corroberate us,
where in she is teaching and has new
er been refused the right to teach by
MS, the opening of her school being
merely postponed one day until a house
could be had. This is my case. Can
you successfully gainsay itP What q
painful truth it must have been to you
to learn over her signature that she
did not appreciate your efforts to con-
sumate your own schemes while osten-
sibly acting for her.
I see you use this language in your
article, ''Both you and | will use Miss
Mary Willie as a witness. In my case
it will be under her own signature. !"
In behalf of the young lady 1 resent
this statement AS understand it you
mean to insinuate thereby that you
have q written statement from the
young lady which contradicts the pub
lished statement over her signature
which was before you when you PEN
ned this one.
Now you do our teacher an injustice
to intimate that she is taking contra
dictory positions and if you have such
a statement demand it.
You say Miss Willie has been restor-
ed to her position. This is untrue.
The position was never taken from her,
hence could not be restored. You say
she was restored because she would not
violate this principle. am not GER
tain as to what you mean by this state
ment but if you mean she was given
the school because she was from un-
ion home you are badly mistaken. She
was placed in the school because we
were in need of a teacher and thought
she would fill the place well, and she
would have had the place just as she
has if she had come from non-union
home. Unionism or non-unionism
cuts no ice with us. You say this ex.
plains YOUR action at the public meet.
ing. Now if you mean your action had
anything whatever to do with Miss
Willie having place in the school, you
are guilty of another grossly false
statement. Mr.. Grayson and myself
were not advised of your false charges
until Tuesday evening after the schoo
began on Tuesday forenoon, but if VIZ
had been it would in no way affected
our action, unless Miss Willie had IL
some way been responsible for your ac
tion. If she had been of course, sucl
would have initiated against her.
So far as any influence such an as
sault as you are said to have made OF
us would have on our official action, /
would be no more than that much no
air from coke-oven.
| Now, Mr.. Vasey, I hope you will
cease in your efforts to play to the pre-
judice of the union people, and ge
down to the issue. A large per cent
of the union people want to know tn
facts and they know what the issue
and know, as you and know, tina
the labor question is not at issue.
ask you to either repudiate these state
ments or to prove them. When you ar
in Whitwell come and see me.
JNO. T. RAULSTON.