Dear Editor
Dear Editor The New Leader welcomes comment and criticism on any of its features, but letters should not exceed 300 words. Conservatives Walter Goodman suggests that conservatives have failed to...
...As an example of the second and more important point, the creators of Mary Hartman are the only people ever to have truly incorporated into television one of the basic principles of the 20th century: that literature is an active influence on the way people think and behave, not merely a reflection...
...But I can see little wrong with Kissinger's approach...
...Even if, as some claim, the Communists seek a humane Socialism not dominated by Moscow, they could nevertheless weaken existing American links with the continent...
...Like much good art, the show is highly uneven...
...Alan makes fun of Kissinger for "galloping around with his posse," but it seems to me he was simply doing his job—explaining America's concerns...
...He warns that the Secretary's meddling is likely to have precisely the opposite of its intended effect...
...He might also listen to Conservative Senator James L. Buckley of New York and to Ronald Reagan...
...Indeed, he had no other choice...
...What more needs to be said...
...Assuming that everyone thinks the same way we do, we refuse to accept Arabs at their word...
...Mary Hart-man says she has always wanted to be like Donna Reed...
...interests would be compromised should Communists gain cabinet positions or take over European governments...
...Mary Hartman is acutely aware of itself as art, and its characters refer to and base their behavior on other television models...
...What is so remarkable about it is that its absurd moments are stranger than anything television has ever offered us, and the real moments are similarly more real...
...As Salpeter pointed out, we prefer to ignore their threats to exterminate Israel as mere words because we have difficulty understanding why they would want to do this...
...Detroit Alan Weiner...
...New York City R. Berman The Palestinian Issue Eliahu Salpeter's discussion of Israel's attitude toward the Palestinians ("Israel's View of the Palestinian Question," NL, March 1), should be widely distributed, Too often Westerners, and particularly Americans, lose sight of the real issues involved in the conflict...
...Should they emerge as genuinely pro-Soviet forces, they will threaten democracy in Europe and American security...
...Willy Loman is a failed Lear, Leopold Bloom an Irish Odysseus, the Underground Man wants to act in a "literary" manner...
...As we sit safely in North America we pass judgements and impose our values on the people of a tiny country surrounded by hostile neighbors...
...Boston Henry Stephens Mary, Mary I am only an occasional viewer, but 1 would like to join the continuing dialogue on Mary Hartman, Mary Hortman ("Dear Editor," NL, March 1 and March 15...
...While he has no right to interfere with the electoral processes of the Europeans, he does have a responsibility to present this country's views and advise them on how their possible actions are being seen here...
...Appleton, Wis...
...Conservatives Walter Goodman suggests that conservatives have failed to adequately explain their position ("Inquest into Liberalism," NL, March 15...
...Zoe Cloak Kissinger's Advice Ray Alan mocks Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's efforts to persuade European Socialists not to form alliances with Communists ("Henry and the Socialists," NL, March 29...
...If he really wants to know what they think he should try such sources as the National Review, particularly the columns of Jeffrey Hart and William F. Buckley, Jr...
...None so deaf as those who will not hear, none so blind as those who will not read...
...U.S...
Vol. 59 • April 1976 • No. 8
