NO COMMENT
Sir,—l was pleased to read the letter in “The Press” of Monday by “Plenty of Comment.” The cheap sneer at anonymous correspondents is all too common among public men, especially by those elected to their positions. It seems that it is not anonymous criticism they are afraid of. but criticism of any kind. When a question of public interest is asked, the editor usually refers it to the person mostly concerned, hoping to get an intelligent reply. This person sometimes forgets the amount of publicity he has received gratis, and forgets also that the question usually concerns others besides himself, who, failing a civil answer, have to draw their own conclusions. In marked contrast is the reply given by those who know their work, who have grown up with it and are only too pleased to help. Even with hostile criticism they usually manage to score off their critics.— Yours, etc.. July 24, 1947.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25245, 25 July 1947, Page 5
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