Letters: Jul. 13, 1970

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The "party" at the Bernsteins' may have been naively conceived and arranged. But those who attended came in an effort to listen, and to help the Black Panthers—as they would help any group—to secure the due process of law to which they are entitled. They were trying to open a dialogue with an almost totally alienated segment of the community.

Had it not been for flyweight parasites like Wolfe, they might have succeeded.

RICHARD L. FEIGEN

Manhattan

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