What Our Readers Think Thin I Editors Editor's Note Contributors to What Readers Think must sign their true hue names and end addresses although these will not be published if the writer re re- re quests Short letters will be given preference For Shame George You Misquoted Her Editor Telegram Platitudes proverbs and pat phrases have their place in the modern art of conversation supposedly proving proving proving ing that the speaker has a background background background back back- ground of knowledge if not culture and giving the impression impression impression sion that hes he's been around But you cant can't win vin arguments with them George Greatorex pulled a nifty one in The Telegram when he dug out that old chestnut you can lead a horse to water etc but he didn't make his point here at any rate For shame George You misquoted misquoted misquoted mis mis- quoted from my letter I hope it was unintentional I did not say some of the things you credit or discredit me with I II II II I did not say for instance that you dont don't care whether you lose face with your readers I said he has lost face with ME this time He probably doesn't care care and and theres there's no reason why he should Really George how do I know whether or not you have any other readers My answer to your No AntiStrike AntiStrike AntiStrike Anti- Anti Strike Legislation letters was merely a protest against what seemed to me to be an attempt to cram something down my throat which I found distaste distaste- ful I may not agree with what you believe but I certainly believe believe believe be be- lieve you have every right to expression of of your views Its It's only when someone assumes that by making positive statements statements statements state state- ments based on fact or other other- u. u wise which are their own views that every everyone one who hears or reads will agree that my I dander gets out of control Then I sometimes depart from my usual ladylike deportment just to take a swing ving at the lug The way I see it even it-even even if antistrike antistrike antistrike anti- anti strike legislation wont won't cure the ev evil l of strikes in defense industries indus indus- tries tries even even if they'd only relieve relieve relieve re re- re- re lieve the situation a little why little why lets let's have em ept At a time when the available man hours might be the very life blood of the country we need something inthe in inthe inthe the nature of a tourniquet more stable than an old proverb Ive I've followed your advice George Ive I've thought it over over over- and I still believe you have the ability to do something far more more- constructive at this time than digging up statistics and quoting quoting quoting ing platitudes There are thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands millions of sincere workers workers workers work work- ers in this this- country to whom antistrike legislation w would o 0 u l I d mean no more than the statutes against murder mean to most of us Heck were Heck were we're not going to murder anybody And George the name is DROMMOND not DrUmmond Helen Drommond