Correspondence: from Dr. Berkis, One of Thousands and James Guyot
CORRESPONDENCE To the Editor: I believe your article on "Catch-22" was a very narrow-minded look at things. There is always more than one way to look at things. . .But, when you can see from only...
...The problem with your paper is that it cuts down every viewpoint that is different from yours (and those who hold these views-i.e...
...When you tear down the C.O.'s and other members of the American society that do not believe as you do-just remember...
...How do you do it...
...Therefore, self-respecting American citizens of the Eastern European descent together with other concerned citizens should urge the Congress to establish Captive Nations' committees in both houses of the Congress to expose the Russian colonialism and the crimes against humanity committed by the Communists in Eastern Europe...
...I don't understand why people can only see ONE way...
...Keep up the fine work...
...Those "liberals" are so indifferent about the totalitarian minority rule in Soviet Russia and the Russian puppet states in Eastern Europe that they speak of reduction of tensions in Eastern Europe without demanding that the causes of such tensions - colonialism, genocide and totalitarianism - should be removed...
...Abraham Lincoln-the Relevance Lingers" by Laurence Berns was most rewarding...
...Our leftist TV networks have never mentioned that in 1966 the Congress passed a resolution to urge the President of the United States to bring the force of world opinion at the UN on behalf of the restoration of the independence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, This . resolution also condemns the genocide committed by Soviet Russia in the Baltic States as follows: "The government of the Soviet Union, through a program of deportations and resettlement of peoples, continues in its efforts to change the ethnic character of the population in the Baltic States...
...love it or leave it" slogan only shows how unpatriotic people really are...
...freedom of speech, religion and a refuge for those who are being persecuted for their beliefs in their mother country...
...To the Editor: The tragic fate of the Lithuanian seaman, Simas Kudirka, and the recent events in Poland have shown thinking persons the real nature of Communism...
...C.O.'s, Pacifists, etc...
...this is why the "America...
...Nevertheless, our self-styled liberals have studiously avoided condemning the genocide committed by the Russian authorities in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and in other parts of the Soviet Union-the prison of non-Russian peoples...
...My very first issue of The Alternative contained not one, not two, but many fine articles...
...That is why I wonder about your magazine...
...But, when you can see from only one angle (the "right" or the "left"), then you miss many lessons in Life...
...After all, that is what made America great (different ideas-different beliefs and different people...
...This resolution was also passed by the Senate after the senators received a flood of letters which exceeded the number of letters concerning all issues on foreign policy but the war in Vietnam...
...Alexander V. Berkis Professor of History Longwood College Farmville, Virginia To the Editor: I'm impressed...
...You are working against basic American principles that America was founded on...
...and being drained and destroyed from within is certainly a good communist plan- Those who are in favor of this, make me wonder about their true sincerity and concern for our CHRISTIAN nation...
...Anyone who is in favor of our pouring our resources there...
...I hope you can pray to God and have a clear conscience about your beliefs...
...One of thousands of concerned students in America Tiffin, Ohio P.S...
...Enthusiastically yours, James C.Guyot...
...As far as War goes (especially the Vietnam war) it is evident that it is NOT good for America, other than economically (especially when Russia is happy with our situation there...
Vol. 4 • May 1971 • No. 6
