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Concerning M.R.A.'s play: the use of U.S. Air Force planes to carry the germs of Moral Re-Armament to Asia is a typical example of Mr. Buchman's skulduggery because it implies U.S. Government sanction of the movement.
It is politically inexpedient for a publication, an organization or an individual to challenge a group that professes to be the epitome of everything good and the nemesis of everything bad. We admire your position.
C. R. GRANT
General Chairman, District No. 100. International Association of Machinists Miami Springs, Fla.
A Matter of Opinion
Sir:
The diversity of opinions and criticisms about Andre Malraux [TIME Letters, Aug. 18] made me not only laugh but made me realize for the first time what a school of democracy your Letters department is. Your fearless publication of the pros and cons is, in my estimation, real democracy . . .
ALBERT CONTI Hollywood
Sir:
. . . Your article about Malraux was the reason for many a long discussion and exchange of opinion on board our ship during a recent trip from Naples to Istanbul. It helped greatly to bring passengers from different parts of the world nearer to each other and to understand each other's ideas and ideals.
HUGO SEINFELD Istanbul, Turkey
Auto Credit
Sir:
Auto credit is not as serious a danger as you picture in TIME, Aug. 22. Your claim that the auto purchaser owes more than his car is worth for the first 9½ months after he drives it from the showroom is not correct, and the frightening-looking graph alongside is misleading. In the text, you say that the customer pays 25% down ("common terms nowadays"). This means that he owes initially only $1,800, which is less than the $1,920 the car is then worth . . . You ought to correct the impression given by the chart . . .
THOMAS M. KLEIN
Ann Arbor, Mich.
¶TIME was right: the auto buyer owes more than the $2,400 car is worth for 9½ months, but it neglected to explain that he pays $504 in finance and insurance charges, thus faces an unpaid balance of $2,304 after a 25% down payment.—ED.