ARGENTINA: Neighborly Lesson

Last week there arrived in the U.S. an open letter to Good Will Salesman Douglas Fairbanks Jr. from the Buenos Aires fortnightly radio and film review, Sintonia, long known as friendly to the U.S. Good Willman Fairbanks had long since left Argentina, returned to the U.S., reported to his President, but Sintonia's letter still made plenty of good sense as a lesson in good neighborliness. Excerpts:

"How do you do, Mr. Fairbanks?

"We are compelled to greet you in English, Mr. Fairbanks, since we want to be nice to you and should we greet you in Spanish you wouldn't understand us....

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