MR. FAIRBANKS AND "THE SPECTATOR"
Stit,—I should like to tell you why I have enjoyed The Spectator so much that I have ordered copies for several of my friends.
I had heard of The Spectator for years, but I never became a constant reader of it until it was shown me by Sir Robert Holland, who was associated with us during the making of a film called Gunga Din. One of the things I liked most about it was its presentation of both sides of current arguments and Its analyses of problems which face us all. Its intelligence, reserve and sanity were in no way compromised by its courage and out- spokenness. In short, to me, as an American, it embodied within its pages many of the attributes which I had learned over the years to love best in Britain.
I, therefore, thought that no better case in point for the championing of the British way of life, its democracy and its standards, existed in such a quickly digestible form as The Spectator. So, in order to back my arguments with concrete proof, I began to loan my copies to certain of my friends. That appeared to clinch the argument, because as a result they began questioning me about the next issue even before it arrive0. This problem • I solved by giving them subscriptions, so that each of these people in turn may pass their copies out to their friends.
With every good wish for your continued success, believe me to be, most sincerely, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JUN.
Pacific Palisades, California.
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