Sirs:

Regarding May, 1955 ONE MagazineReally my Dears!

Dear Mr. Slater:

Mr. A.

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

With this enclosed $25.00 contribution to ONE I wish you'd accept too my apologies at the delay in answering your appeal for funds. Believe me, if I hadn't been away for several weeks, I'd have sent you this before; since, in a way, I look on it as a kind of debt that I owe you and your group.

In all fact, it seems to me that the very existence of ONE creates this debt. I have no illusions either that the contribution of money is more than a token toward discharging it; a token in comparison to what you and the others who produce the magazine are doing.

What I've said isn't meant for a flowery compliment to you and the rest, Mr. Slater. You'd think it as silly to read that sort of thing as I would to write it. The fact is, though, that whenever I think of you people I have a sense of honest rock-bottom respect for you; for you as the producers of this magazine in this social scheme. Fundamental respect isn't something I can feel casually or express lightly. When it's there, I feel it's up to me just to say so. And that's what I'm saying now.

In happier circumstances, I suppose I'd feel entitled-or obliged to make a few criticisms or suggestions as well. I wouldif there were other magazines on the Continent to supplement if not exactly to compete with ONE. Then it would make sense to accompany a contribution with a more or less detailed comment about the editorial policy that I personally think ONE ought to adopt. I might ask, as it were, to have value my own particular value-for payment given. As things are, though, this sort of attitude would be as presumptuous as silly. ONE exists. In these times, that very fact gives me all the value I sensibly can want. Within very wide limits, Mr. Slater-limits I know I can trust you people to keep to-you can adopt any policy you wish to in ONE. Just keep on, in short, and keep speaking up. The detail of what ONE says doesn't much matter. The fact that it's there to speak does; tremendously so.

You'll understand me then, Mr. Slater, when I say that these few dollars aren't so much mine to give as yours to take-or more exactly perhaps, ours to share. All the best to you and the others in the group. Mr. B. MONTREAL, QUE., CANADA

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Dear Friends:

I received your letter Saturday asking for help. Am enclosing $5.00.

I like the magazine very much, and want to help you all I can.

I appreciate the advertisement by WinMor and want to buy all the men's needs I can thru them. I like all of Anon's styles including the jewel-studded briefs.

Dear Mr. Slater:

Mr. H. BELLEVUE, MICH.

I am enclosing a small contribution for the work of ONE in response to your letter received today. Your magazine provides not only interesting reading but is helpful to me in my work.

I wish you and the rest of the staff every success in this venture.

Gentlemen:

Mrs. P. Psychiatric Social Worker WORCESTER, MASS.

Enclosed find a check. I want to take the opportunity to tell you how much I enjoyed every number of ONE. The magazine is of great help to me, and I hope you can keep up the good work.

Dear Sirs:

Mr. P.

MIAMI, FLA.

I received your letter asking for financial aid. No doubt you need it. No doubt I could scrape up ten bucks if I thought it was necessary and would show results. But to be very frank and honest with you I have withheld that ten bucks awaiting results from my past subscriptions. My last copy came late and was marked APRIL. Since then I have not received ONE. My conclusion is that your ideals and motives are high but that somewhere you have missed the boat.

Gentlemen:

Mr. F.

NEW YORK, N. Y.

Have just received your letter soliciting funds so that ONE might be published and distributed with more efficiency.

Man, that is good news. I certainly am not complaining even though my ONE reaches me six weeks late since I realize the great handicap under which it is published and distributed. It is encouraging, however, to hear that an effort is being made in the right direction. I am inclosing herein my check.

Dr. P. KENOSA, WIS.

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