Governments would do well to realize this and devote their energies to devising adequate tests for the determination of the integrity of the character of persons placed in positions of responsibility rather than to the prurient investigation of their sexual proclivities. Individuals can further such reforms by refusing to cooperate in any way with socalled security procedures raising such questions. They can also reject with contempt every cheap scheme for divulging information concerning the private lives of others advanced by some governmental agent. Heterosexuals or homosexuals who think to save their own skins by such means well deserve whatever comes their way full measure, pressed down and running over.

Let us not forget that such undercover work, by whomsoever undertaken, smells high of blackmail. The example of one young woman, an officer in military service who was being railroaded to destruction on charges of homosexual association is highly instructive. When assured by the self-righteous brass before whom she was being tried that there would be no publicity if she simply resigned according to their instructions, she replied in effect, "I like publicity! I want this case to have full publicity and am this afternoon seeing my Congressman and a number of newspaper reporters. If you want it that way I intend to blow you and the entire camp sky high with publicity, but I refuse to do anything dishonorable, nor will I permit you to do so."

Naturally, she won, as will any accused person who stands his ground honorably. Let him remember that he is not any less a citizen because homosexual, nor are his sovereign rights any less secure for that reason. So-called security investigations based upon homosexual implications can go no farther than we permit. Americans understanding the honorable traditions of our democratic heritage will prove their patriotism by exposing and crushing every sneaky, undercover resort to unconstitutional procedures, whatever its source. Remember: evil does not become less evil by hiding behind an identification card bearing on it the seal of this great country of ours.

All thanks, then, to Miss Keeler's conquests of the high and of the low for reminding us once again that Adam, fell, not because of a boyfriend, but because, as he said of the woman, "she tempted me.'

Richard Conger Associate Editor

The editors wish to publicly apologize to James Neill Northe for the appearance in ONE's May issue of the poem "Dark Thorn Flower", which poem was not properly ours for publication. The editors try, at all times, to take reasonable precautions against the use of plagiarized material. It is especially bad in the present instance because "Dark Thorn Flower" is a well-known poem indeed, and the late author of it and Mr. Northe were close friends.

The "Dark Thorn Flower" appeared in Mr. Northe's magazine SILHOUETTES, copyrighted July 1933 by him.

Don Slater

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