Lee School of Journalism

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia

Office of the
Director

July 19, 1936.

Dear Mr. Pipkin:

I thoroughly enjoyed the letters
from Messrs Thomas and Wright. Thank you very much
for letting me see them.

I am particularly interested in Mr.
Wright's point about neutrality. In spite of my
pessimism, I still think that it would be more sensible
to try for a positive passive policy (it sounds like a
labial paradox but I believe the idea is feasible) than
it would be to attempt to define an aggressor and attack it.
If I may continue my wishful thinking on a beautiful morning,
isn't there any possibility at all of neutrality being made
a matter of pride and tradition? I think the answer is no.

With best wishes,

Mr. Charles W. Pipkin
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, La.