Letters, May 17, 1971

Insulting Profundity

Sir: What a Sneaky Pete type of diplomacy the Chinese have resorted to in the Ping Pong incident [April 26]. What an insulting way to go about re-establishing relations with this country. This should really tell us something of the contempt in which we are held by our enemizs. The amount of space and profundity devoted to this insult shows how willing we are to absorb it.

LINKTY HESS LUTHER Buffalo

Sir: Your story "The Ping Heard Round the World" gives me hope that perhaps this world may make it. It is...

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