Chicken a la Thomas Sirs:
No Socialist, I regret in advance lay readers' probable titter at your implied censure (TIME, April 24) of Socialist Norman Thomas for locking Long Island henpen which supplies eggs for Mrs. Thomas' New York restaurant. I understand Socialist principles to include not only ''equitable distribution of wealth" as you point out, but also equitable distribution of commodities. Any restaurant which, as Mrs. Thomas' establishment at No. 71 Irving Place does, serves polite proletariat a well-cooked, well-balanced dinner for from 45ยข to $1 on attractive tableware, in clean, quiet,...
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