Machine-Made Tune

Greedy Senators

Sirs:

I have just read with interest your account of the "Brotherly Greed" of Senators Reynolds, McKellar and Chandler (TIME, Aug. 28), who happily propose that the U.S. take permanent possession of Bermuda, Trinidad, Jamaica, the Bahamas and other British territory (not to mention numerous possessions of France, Holland, Russia, Mexico, Ecuador etc.).

Why have these gentlemen not included Canada, Australia and New Zealand in their modest requests? . . .

MARGARET H. FOWKES

Winnipeg

Sirs:

In spite of your sneering references to the "cardboard" statesmen, Senators McKellar and Reynolds, the idea of accepting certain islands in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in part payment of World War I and II debts has a great deal of merit. For once someone is not afraid to remind our gallant allies that there is still a large unpaid balance on some old obligations.

J. RODNEY HALE Cincinnati

Sirs:

Argentina must have had a big laugh at the expense of her sister republics. . . .

Men like Reynolds, McKellar and Chandler should have their ears slapped down by the State Department every time they speak out of turn on international affairs. . . .

CESAR BORJA

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Sirs:

. . . That the greedy, irresponsible and covetous authors of such statements are U.S. Senators is, it seems to me, cause for every American to bow his head in shame. . . .

G. H. BRODIE Houston

Sirs:

Thoughts such as these destroy, in five minutes, good will and understanding which have taken years to develop. These are the

statements _ which cause Latin Americans to be suspicious of our every move. These are the same types of ideologies which have caused the present conflict. These are the things which we are fighting against. I believe in the American people. Please, Senators, think again and let me believe in you.

(SERVICEMAN'S NAME WITHHELD)

Houston

Sirs:

I nominate the McKellar-Reynplds-Chandler "island acquisitions" discussions as the best comedy script of the year.

(SERVICEMAN'S NAME WITHHELD) New York City

Tito's Rook

Sirs:

Is the inverted rook on Marshal Tito's board (TIME, Aug. 21) part of a plan to confuse the enemy, or does it represent a second queen? If the latter, it has taken up an uncommonly defensive position to represent so audacious a strategist as the Marshal.

L. G. WAYNE

Vallejo, Calif.

Sirs:

I recognize that a great general should play chess, much as a U.S. President should fish, but I feel that anyone making like a chess player should do so with his rooks right side up.

(MMs/c) MARTIN F. DUNLAP Farragut, Idaho P: Let Chessperts Wayne and Dunlap remember that Marshal Tito is a professional revolutionary.--ED.

Atypical Philanthrope

Sirs:

Hooray for Roosevelt! Hooray for Dewey! And for Wallace, and for Willkie! And I really mean it.

Hooray for Roosevelt because he's a great man and, to me, is still the champion of the not-so-lucky of our country and of other countries. . .

And hooray for Dewey for his honesty, and for his clean way of campaigning, his sportsmanship. A damn good egg. I was particullarly impressed by his damnation of Ham Fish for the slam at the Jews.

Wallace, an unbelievably fearless man, is my idol. My feeling for the man who would see to it that every Chinese baby has a quart of milk a day comes fantastically close to hero worship. I can honestly say I love that man. . . .

And Willkie, another forthright politician. My respect for him was great enough when he cut his own political throat by speaking for his sincere convictions; convictions, incidentally, with which I agree in a large measure. . . .

This is not intended as typical of servicemen, or of marines, or of my outfit. . . .

(CPL.) R. KRITZ c/o Postmaster San Francisco

No Conjugation

Sirs:

Dust off an old-timey dunce cap for TIME'S editors whose progressive education evidently did not include the fact that nouns are declined, verbs conjugated and adjectives compared: TIME (Aug. 28), "a favorite Wall Street conjugation: 'dull, duller, Dulles.'"

(PrcO COUNT D. GIBSON

Atlanta

Sirs:

You lay yourself liable to be called just that when you say "dull, duller, Dulles" is a conjugation.

AGNES R. O'BRIEN

Meriden, Conn.

Sirs:

The incorrect use of a word in TIME brings me the same gloating feeling as catching the Boss in an error! . . . Adjectives are compared, not conjugated!

AGNES R. CHAPMAN Hastings, Neb. P: TIME confesses itself be-dunced, called, gloated on.--ED.

Inter-Faith Committee

Sirs:

I am a Catholic. Please see that the enclosed check for $50 reaches the young Presbyterian minister whom you quoted in TIME, Aug. 7--"I am determined to be known in my community as a minister of God first, a Protestant second and a Presbyterian third. ... I am desirous of having the fullest measure of fellowship attainable with Jews and Catholics"--to help with his work for men in the service.

More such spirit--less showmanship and argument--will draw us nearer to Christ and peace.

ELIZABETH NORRIS LYNCH Merion, Pa. P: TIME forwarded Reader Lynch's $50 check to ex-Army Air Forces Chaplain Ayers, now a Presbyterian pastor in Wilkes-Barre, who says he will use the money to develop an inter-faith committee on "religion and returning service personnel."--ED.

Arab Contribution

Sirs:

Your statement in TIME (Aug. 28) that "The Arab peoples still had done next to nothing to win favors at the peace table" is most unfair. You seem to have forgotten that Iraq, an Arab country, has declared war on the Axis Powers voluntarily, and has since contributed in every way to the war effort. It is a base for our Allies, and all the country's economy, manpower, communication, and transportation have been used to defeat the common enemy. The people have endured all hardships without complaint.

Have you also forgotten that had it not been for the facilities that Egypt offered the Allies, the victories in North Africa would lave been impossible. We cannot underrate the contribution of Trans-Jordan, and the friendly attitude of Saudi Arabia. The Arabs in Palestine fought against Rommel and kept their internal political struggle against the Zionists at a standstill for the duration, in order to keep the front of the Allies strong and united.

A. M. GAILANI

Washington

Machine-Made Tune

Sirs:

I am a composer! It took me only ten minutes; I turned a few dials, and a song was born. I thought you would like to know this, because the Compos-A-Tune device, which you wrote about in TIME, Aug. 28 was responsible for this accomplishment. The song will be published by Mills Music Co., and with their backing I hope to be the first person to write a hit song on the Compos-A-Tune.

JERRY LAWRENCE

Sirs:

I've decided to change my profession, after reading "Be a Composer -- for $3." With the Compos-A-Tune, anyone can write a song, which means that instead of being haunted by 50 professional songwriters a week, I will now have 150 composers haunting me to plug their songs.

CHARLIE BARNET New York City

P: Composer Lawrence's machine-made tune, titled Someday You Will Cry, will be available to Bandmaster Barnet well before Hallowe'en. -- ED.

Canada Disunited?

Sirs:

I enjoy TIME very much indeed and look forward to it every week but sometimes I become very annoyed. A case in point is your account of Prime Minister Mackenzie King (TIME, Aug. 7). You call him "the great conciliator of Canada's contrary elements." I have always had the impression that a conciliator was one who was able to appease various differing elements into an amicable whole. Look at "Old Mac's" record. Quebec has repudiated his attempt to "conciliate" it in yesterday's election. That the farmer will have nothing to do with him was evidenced in the C.C.F. sweep in Saskatchewan. . . . The conservatives of Ontario dislike him for his attempt to split Canada from the Empire.

"Old Mac" has not conciliated Canada but split it into such a group of discordant elements that it is one of the most disunited countries in the New World.

JACK LESLIE Vancouver, B.C.

P: Best evidence of Prime Minister King's powers of conciliation is the fact that he has held high office for 25 years.--ED.

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