"delits" as the French call misdemeanors. True, Arcadie continues to flourish but it must work in close harmony with the Paris police, and with newsstand sales restricted. Arcadie alone, of all European homophile magazines, even attempts to sell in limited quantity on the open stand. Floris van Mechelen, founder of Amsterdam's I.C.S.E., visiting ONE in 1959 and speaking of this very topic said "otherwise, Arcadie makes no attempt to contact the non-homophile world."

All other homophile publications there, are forbidden to sell in open market. They are restricted to printing and publishing for their own kind or own members. Der Kreis and Vriendschap are available only through membership.

There is very little freedom in talking to oneself, we feel. On the other hand, the largest part of ONE's sales comes by competing on the open newsstand with other magazines of the commercial variety in most of the big cities throughout the land. Anyone, of any age, with the price of purchase may read ONE magazine. This is an important way for us to make new readers.

The homosexual American who can't wait to experience the unconditional license and understanding to be found in Europe should be reminded that the life expectancy of European homophile groups is less certain than those found at home. The span of ONE's existence has seen the birth and death of Juventus in France; the death of Die Insel in Germany which became Der Weg, whose editors are constantly persued by the police and who are only able to keep going by rapidly and deftly changing their address; the failure of Dein Freund, alias Freond whose legal troubles were described in Homosexuals Today; the demise of Hellas, Humanitas, Der Ring, all of Germany; the end of Vennen of Denmark in a gigantic raid and its eventual reorganization; and lastly after all these years, the pressure from Swiss police to get Der Kreis to move-after 25 -after 25 years of publishing.

England, we should observe, doesn't even have a homophile publication. One Londoner recently remarked that considering the need there, what with the failure of the Wolfenden legislation, ONE should be very popular in England.

Personal freedoms in Europe are indeed suffering. A November 27, 1960, Reuters despatch from Paris reported "France introduced new measures today against prostitutes, homosexuals and venereal disease." Where is the sexual latitude when Andre Baudry, editor of Arcadie, warns in his Christmas, 1960, private newsletter to subscribers, "Chers Amis: The latter half of the year was for all of us a period of uncertainty, anxiety and fear. July brought the vote by Parliament, the Government authorizing the taking of 'All suitable measures in the struggle against homosexuality. . . .""?

"In the Official Journal, November 27, 1960, was published the text [mentioned above] of the ordinance adopted in conformity with the authority which had been accorded to the Government. Article 2 of this ordinance reads: 'Whenever an act of public indecency shall consist of an act against nature with an individual of the same sex, the penalty shall be imprisonment of from six months to three years and a fine of from 1000 NF to 15,000 NF." "

Don Slater, Editor

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