Show Lewis Really a Good Fellow Dreiser Says in Dismissing Slapping Incident KANSAS CITY March 23 IP- IP Theodore Dreiser has turned from the role of oC the man who slapped Sinclair Lewis The author of An American Trag edy here last Jast night renounced any Intentions of further combat with the red headed Nobel prize winner and said he was really a good fello fellow Referring to his slapping of Lewis at a gathering of New York literati Thursday night Dreiser said I 1 couldn't sit there and swallow his l insults I dont don't like being cursed and accused of oC plagiarism Ive I've answered an an- that charge enough Asked if Lewis didn't turn the theother theother theother other cheek to receive the second blow the novelist commented that It U I remember rightly it was the same ch cheek k I slapped both times But that affair is closed he be said Lewis has a reputation on for being of of- I like Lewis and I believe Lewis likes incI meI me inc I 1 admire some of his writings Even Elmer Timer Gantry is is' isn Isa a n pretty good story although it is 15 a bit raw Arrowsmith Ar is a n. good story too Paul Paulde Paulde Paulde de Kruif who gave Lewis the materIal material mate mate- rial first asked me inc to write the book but I didn't have time Dreiser is flying to Hollywood to assist In the film tUrn dramatization of or orAn An American Tragedy |