A Letter From The Publisher, May 10, 1943

To answer some of the questions our subscribers have been asking about how TIME gathers, verifies, writes and distributes its news.

Did you know that there are now ten editions of TIME, printed in six cities, on three continents—with five more editions already on the fire?

I had to write them all down one morning to get them straight myself —and perhaps this week you would like to look over the list.

First and second are our two regular domestic issues: 700,000 copies printed in Chicago; 400,000 copies printed (for speedier East Coast distribution), in...