Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-20

that the people of this country are
fed up with Russias attitude toward
this country and the Soviet's efforts
to block negotiations which might
bring peace to the world. The
columns came from a varied as
sortment of people. just about as
true cross-section of United
States citizens as one could imagine
They came from ministers, lawyers,
housewives, industrialists, high
school and college kids, musicians,
white collar workers and men and
women who work with their hands.
There wasn't one guest column
which spoke approvingly of Russia
and its present-day attitude. Per-
haps the people who approve of
Russian policy are too busy figuring
out why that they don't have time
to take pen or typewriter in hand.
Felt Like Van johnson.
The response to my appeal for
guest columns was terrific. I felt
like Van johnson when the mail
started pouring in. 1t wasn't all
regular mail, either. There were
special deliveries, airmail special
deliveries, wires, and long distance
telephone calls, even. I am still
going around f1abbergasted by the
knowledge that there are that many
people in this country who don't
mind writing a column Columnists
won't believe this, but there were
people who offered to do 10 guest
columns for me without any mon
etary reward.
Russia wasn't the only topic of
she columns. The volunteers touched
OH pretty nearly everything I'M
der the sun, the moon and the
stars. I have seen times, during 16
years of doing column, when I
was sure that all subjects had been
exhausted, that there was nothing
else for me to write about, and I
would have to go back to carving
hearts on trees for romantic couples
in order to make living.
They wrote on everything from
alpha to alfalfa. I have never
thought of doing an article on how
to clean a fish, but one contributor
did TOO words on it. A collector of
old umbrella stands traced the his
tory of this household adornment
back to the monkeys and made it
breathlessly interesting. A movie
fan. whose idol is Douglas Fair
banks, jr., devoted her column to re-
counting the adventures of that adj
venturous son of an adventurous
father, from the cradle to the pres
ent day. There were columns on
how to hold a husband. how to hold
a wife, how to lose a husband and
how to lose a wife.
Way to True Health.
One guest columnist proved, to his
own satisfaction at least, that the
only way to true health is to be
found in a diet of llama milk, whole
wheat bread and jordan almonds.
There were columns attacking Mr..
Truman and columns praising him
to the sky. John L. Lewis was
burned at the stake in some, and
oAiOWClCo Will ItdlOo III OOltCIo. A(ilc
correspondent wanted to know why
man insisted on getting to the moon
and argued that we already have
trouble enough managing the earth,
without adding mess of far-away
craters.
Ninety per cent of the columns
were good. Too good, in fact, for
me to use. I stated In my appeal
for volunteers that I did not want
columns which would make my own
look too bad. After all. that old
mortgage hangs heavy. heavy over
my head. But do want to thank
all Of the kind people who took the
time and effort to answer my cry
for help. II I used 10 of the columns
submitted might possibly vex some
OF the other contributors. And I
am the sort Of columnist who can't
risk vexing a single reader. I try
to hold on to readers as I do my
sugar stamps. They are very
precious to me.
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