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his comments, although I suppose:

other type of well-trained and experienced
doctor in well-defined field Of health.
Granted that there are psychiatrists-
good, superior and bad Gust as in any other
line of work or pleasure) but speaking from
experience I can assure you that mental
illness is anything but funny.
Specifically, don't believe that Mr.. Nc
IGNORES psychiatrist could possibly have
rates Of IS a minute. The finest Tin my
opinion) psychiatrist in Washington charges
approximately $40 half-hour depending
upon the income bracket). Further don't
consider this high fee in terms OF either
ultimate happiness or time expended by the
physician. The amount spent for a really
fine specialists training is fantastic and any
general practitioner averages an amount
equal to or above that amount from volume
Of patients.
II Mr. McLemore is serious about his
dreams Of inferiority and If they persist to
his discomfort, he may have some self
probing to do.
But as fine psychiatrist commented when
remarked that nearly every one could bene-
At from psyche analysis. 1--WE are not out to
save the world-it's an impossibility to con-
slider such thing at present. Nor are there
enough psychiatrists to do the job"
Still feel that If each individual under
to the extent that psychiatry is able to help
him to do, there truly would be peace on
EARTH"
MRS. FRANCES TOWNSEND TRAMMELL.
Declares Self-Respect To BE Among
The Precious Natural Rights Of Man
To the Editor OF The Star:
In The Star of December 26 appears q
letter addressed to the Editor of The Star
and signed VIM. H. Reynolds the content
Of which is SO preposterous that reading
Of it leaves one uncertain that it should be
dignihed by any attempt to reply to it. The
gist Of the extraordinary statement by Mr..
Reynolds is there is no difference between
his deliverance: Capitalism depends upon
property rights for its existence. But in
natural law, property rights are totally
absent. They are unique with man. They
are his creation and as such cannot be
considered inviolate. Actually all rights are
nothing more than rights that certain people
have had the wit to secure. 1t Is entirely
consistent with natural law that these rights
will be under constant attack. And they are
rights only 80 long as others agree that they
are rights. It may well be that these others
will themselves have the wit to secure to
themselves rights that will eliminate or
modify previously accepted ris hts. And in
80 doing, no one can say that they are acting
outside natural law"
It seems almost incredible that even after
exposure Of upward Of Is years to the New
Deal and its successor the so-called Fair
Deal, there could be found in the United
States of America any individual SO lacking
In intelligence and lost to shame as to assert
in effect that Providence our Creator. re-
sponsible for the creation of man, placed
him upon the earth to exist at random and
not to be governed by a system Of principles
adherence to which would insure his spirit
ual growth and material wellbeing. II the
individual signing his name VIM. H. Reyn-
olds understands the English language what
he is saying is. in effect, that If man Is
industrious and careful, denies himself and
lays by for the protection Of himself and
those dependent upon him, he has no in
violable title to what he has accumulated
. If some other man, highwayman or
sneak thief, for instance; or combination
of men associated together, possibly the
Government, national, State or local. deter
mine that for purposes of their own they
wish to deprive him. forcibly If necessary.
of some or all Of it.
The fundamental rights of nature guaran-
teed to Americans under our Constitution
require for their satisfaction and application
that no one in the enjoyment of his own
life, liberty, property or the pursuit OF hap
piness, shall modest or interfere with the
corresponding rights of others. Each man
is guaranteed the use of all his powers exclu-
sively for his own welfare. What his powers
may be. what his fortune, whether to suffer
much or little, are questions Of his personal
destiny which he must solve and endure as
he can"
How much more satisfactory would life
be il our citizenship generally and particu-
larry our so-called representatives, could
realize their obligation to understand and
respect these truths, at this time OF such
transcendent Importance to Americans!
The obligation Of each Of us is to rely upon
himself for the satisfaction of what he seeks
to achieve or to combine with others wiling
to associate themselves with him for COM
mon purpose. So is self-respect preserved,
and no material benefit can compensate for
it's sacrifice Very many of the citizens OF
our country seem no longer to realize this
truth. Many of the laws to which we are
are subjected are enacted in ignorance or
shameless disregard Of it. Honest and pa
triotic citizens no longer can stand by while
our country softens and deteriorates.
Down the years comes WaShingtons ap-
peal: Let us erect q standard to which the
honest and the wise can repair, the rest is
in the hands Of God" Under this standard
the decent and the honest can and under
this standard they must assemble to scourge
the corrupt and time serving from the tenn
pie Of our rights and liberties.
VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS.
A Working Man Disapproves
OF Extravagant Spending
To the Editor Of The Star:
Grant Potter, skilled laborer, wrote
letter to The Star for December In which
he stated that he will continue to support
the Democratic Party because he Is re-
ceiving over 5000 year-which he never
received under the Republican regime.
But Mr.. Potter seems to overlook the fact
that the country Is going more and more
into debt The Democrats are spending