THE NATION: The Abyss

In the U.S. sector of Berlin last week, a thin-faced German picked up a copy of the Daily Bulletin, a Mimeographed paper for American employees of the occupation government. The first item caught his eye:

FOOD CONSERVATION

Are you gaining weight? Cut down your diet! Save your figure and save an unfortunate some place in the world.

"That," said the German, "shows the abyss between you Americans and the rest of the world."

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