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"I am General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, the former commander of all the German land, sea and air forces in Norway," he an nounced. "Your famous TIME magazine had my picture on the front page, and they described me as the master of land, sea & air." In the course of questioning by General Collins, Falkenhorst later explained that he had received a copy of TIME, containing his picture, from a friend in Sweden. "That is a very excellent magazine," he declared, "and it was a very satisfactory article about me — very satisfactory." Falkenhorst, who said there was never any doubt in his mind that Germany would lose the war under the leadership of that "mad man" Hitler who fought the "most insane" war in all history, said he was relieved of command in Norway on Dec. 18 and a Nazi Party general put in his place. He then went to Prussia, but fled from there to southern Germany to escape the advancing Russians. The inclosed picture was taken during his interview by General Collins.
HUGH C. DALY
Lieutenant
Public Relations Officer Headquarters 42nd Infantry Division % Postmaster New York City
¶ Let Reader Falkenhorst read more carefully in the future. TIME [May 13, 1940] did not call him "master of land, sea & air." TIME said that the campaign he organized and led "was a masterpiece of organization as well as cunning surprise," that he "had proved himself a pitiless war lord." Said the caption under his picture: "He got there first—can he stay there last?"—ED.
"Americans with Japanese Faces"
Sirs:
As one of the thousands of American Japanese in the armed forces of the U.S., I would like to thank those numerous Americans who are continuously extending their right hand of fellowship to us: such men as Lieut. James L. Spencer Jr., Lieut. Wolcott Ely, Lieut. Robin W. Gray, Lieut. Eugene C. Rice of the U.S.A.A.F.; and PhM 2/C Donald C. McCane of the U.S.N. [TIME Letters, May 28]. . . .
No matter what the problems and prejudices that may lie ahead, we Americans with Japanese faces will not falter, but will glory in our work of building America as the nation of nations. And to those named above, may God bless their devotion and loyalty to their fellow men and to their country.
GEORGE AKI
Captain, U.S.A., Chaplain Corps
% Postmaster New York City
Mackerel Note
Sirs:
You say: "A mackerel cannot see or touch itself, thus has no idea what sort of creature it is" [TIME, June 4]. But if you'd ever swum around in a school of mackerel the way I have, taking notes, you'd know that each mackerel looks at the thousands of others and figures that he's pretty much like all his neighbors.
JACK CLUETT Greenwich, Conn.
Tomato Surprise
Sirs: