Letters, May 24, 1943

The People v. John Lewis

Sirs:

I first enlisted in the Army at the age of 16 for the hell of it. I am now in aerial gunnery for the hell of it. Like most soldiers, I think very little about the war, and let Public Relations and the politicians do my flag waving. But for the first time since Pearl Harbor I am up in the air about something—and the "something" is John L. Lewis and his strike.

The men who fly over Europe through a blanket of flak would be greatly amazed if...