Letters, Feb. 27, 1950

Socialist Do-Gooder

Sir:

. . . TIME [Feb. 6] says: "By temperament, training and conviction, Clement Attlee was as far from being either a spendthrift or a dictator as any man could be" . . .

[Attlee] is an "objective" and ruthless man, and his behavior is typical of the Socialist do-gooder, who would sacrifice any person to his own beliefs.

CHARLES WEEKS Atherton, Calif.

Sir:

At long last you have seen fit to pay a tribute to Clement Attlee. Like our own General Marshall, he was one of the gyroscopic personalities who helped lead...