Letters, Oct. 23, 1939

Counsellor

Sirs:

The following is an editorial from the [Detroit] News today:

HE DOESN'T CHEW

"Our attention has been called to a sentence in TIME magazine's article on Senator Vandenberg and neutrality law revision:

" 'On strategies, Vandenberg constantly counseled with aging, astute Jay Hayden, of the Detroit News, who often shifts his tobacco quid disgustedly as he blue-pencils the reek from Vandenberg's rhetoric.'

"Mr. Hayden admits that like most mortals he ages a little every day and hopes the process will continue for a long time to come. He does not, however, chew tobacco. Nor does he own a blue pencil, he reports, nor has he ever used this or any other kind of writing instrument to revise, delete or otherwise collaborate in a Vandenberg speech.

"We have no objection to Vandenberg consulting with Mr. Hayden, if he wants to, and are sure that, if he does, he will get good advice.

"We do object, however, to TIME magazine's sentence, which the uninformed could read as implying a Bergen-McCarthy relationship between the News and Vandenberg, or, for that matter, vice versa. We are all fallible, but TIME magazine too often is both fallible and—well, call it carefree in its handling of facts."

Shame on TIME!

FRED GAERTNER JR. Managing Editor

The Detroit News

Detroit, Mich.

> Shame on tobacco-chewing, blue-penciling, taradiddling Jay Hayden.—ED.

Real Rugged

Sirs:

I may be wrong again, as usual, but from where I am sitting, it looks like the second world war will simmer down to a community argument between England, France and Germany, and may be over before we realize it. When the war is over and the soldiers return home, they will find a surplus of guns and ammunition and a shortage of food and clothes. When that time rolls around, don't you think it would be a good idea for Mr. Roosevelt to call his congressmen in and say: "Boys, we've spent several billions trying to help the poor and downtrodden get on top where the big fellows are (or used to be) but it don't seem to be getting us any place. What do you think about turning this relief business around by voting a few billions and turn it over to business and industry (such as is left) and say: Here she is, boys; get busy and see what kind of job you can do making rugged individualists of yourself. Get real rugged! All New Deal rules are out of the window! I don't care what you do so long as you are honest about it and make a lot of jobs, but you've got to make jobs real quick and hire all these fellows. When you get 'em all at work, I'll see to it that you get a square deal at every turn in the road. All I ask is that you make jobs, be honest, and I'll not complain about the profits you make."

Wish you would please tell Mr. Roosevelt about this.

J. J. JACKSON

Tulsa, Okla.

Yes sir, Boss

Sirs:

I like the explanation of this war given by "Boogaloo" a happy-go-lucky Negro as he talked with my husband. Here it is.