2 JANUARY 1993, Page 21

In defence of men

Sir: Isabel Wolffs article, 'Domestic vio- lence: the other side' (28 November), is most welcome reading.

As she implies, the situation is much worse in the United States. It is almost impossible to criticise American women; therefore, they tend to be more or les above the law. Indeed, a young woman said to me several years ago in the course of casual conversation that women are not obliged to obey the law. She was perhaps overstating the matter, but not by much.

Charles Frohman was a leading stage producer for the English-speaking world in the early 1900s. Ted Morgan wrote: 'One of his rules for what worked on stage was Americans loved to see women triumph over men.' American women have been able to convince society of the absurd notion that they are innately good while men are inherently evil. When women tri- umph over men, it symbolises, in American eyes, good winning over evil.

As a result, men are always on the defen- sive and they live in an alien, feminised society. The sociologist, Frederick R. Lynch, and others have noted that most American men have few good friends whereas women usually have many good friends.

Recently, I have written a book on this broad subject titled Militant Women. Due to the powerful feminist influence in the Unit- ed States, I have been forced to publish it myself, although I am a published author. Readers may obtain a copy for £10 from me at the address below.

Robert E. Walters

P 0 Box 641, Winter Park, Fl 32790, USA