greater group of men in the whole world than the homosexual.

AROUND ABOUT Dear Bill:

Mr. L. C. Ardmore, Pa.

I imagine that you have been receiving clippings on the Chicago raids. In the instances the damage was done by the publication of the names and addresses of all persons caught in the raids right after each raid. One of my friends wrote that there are an awful lot of people looking for new jobs.

Dear Mr. Legg:

Mr. H. B.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Illinois took a giant step a giant step forward two years ago. We up-dated our laws in this state at that time. But the two raids and attendant publicity recently here in Chicago was a black eye for us. One of the teachers reported that he and the others admitted to being teachers after it appeared that they would be quietly released to avoid publicity. The reverse occurred, and the teachers became the central figures, the whipping boys in this most blatant "conviction by publicity."

The kind of reporting that was done, especially by the well-regarded Chicago Daily News, makes us take an even larger step backward. The law has come a long way in Illinois. Now justice must catch up through responsible reporting that makes it impossible for publicity hungry public servants to destroy the innocent before trial.

Dear ONES:

Mr. A. L. Chicago, Illinois

In a review taken from the NY Times concerning Lord Alfred Douglas I feel that much of what the reviewer has to say about Douglas is the same as Dr. Bunker stated in his Post Graduate Lecture on homosexuality (Grapho Analysis) written back in 1958.

In this election year I feel that a lot could be gained if it were possible for ONE to encourage its readers to support or resist the political activities of certain people on the basis of their objectivity in dealing with homosexuality. I don't know if the homosexual vote would make or break an individual, but the tide might show a significant flow, and statistics, for what they are worth, are very much watched these days.

In this year also of the Fair, things are tight here in NY Town. It was expected that the bars would be closed-they always are every election year. But with the addition of the Fair, things have really become hot. Not only are subway johns watch-

ed and people dragged away left and right, but the baths (always a favorite hangout) have come in for their share of persecution. One place, which for many was "home," was raided, as expected; but it was not expected that the management would allow the authorities to set up their photographic and sound equipment in air ducts so that by the time of the raid better than 200 photos were had. Quite a colletion!

What seems a greater shame is that the management which knew what was going on made no effort to warn any of its longtime patrons-those that they have made plenty off of over the years. It is interesting to note that the Turkish Baths in this city are mostly owned by the Police Athletic League. We should stay away from these establishments, but the queens think smart to be among the first to fill the vacuum at any spot where there has been trouble.

Even

on the avenues, cars have been doing a land-office business in picking up walkers and then transferring them to squad

a few blocks away. The practice is common knowledge on Third Avenue, yet the swishes will hop into anything on wheels, no questions asked. I have seen the whole rotten process.

What can de done-if anything?

Dear ONE:

Mr. G. S. New York, N. Y.

I have just read with interest your La Vida Alegre in ONE. Excellent-however, I have just returned from a junket all around South America and have some thirty pages of notes on where to go and what to do in those parts. I gave a copy of my notes to the Grecian Guild which I hope they will find helpful when they publish their world list-because, as you say, so little is available on South America.

Dear Sir:

Mr. D. W. Laguna, Calif.

I would like to comment on two articles: "La Vida Alegre" appearing in ONE and "Some Patterns of Living" appearing in ONE CONFI. I was under the impression that CONFI being confidential and sent only to trusted friends, was going to be really free! I am somewhat disappointed in the photos in the Photo Feature Section. Michelangelo and Rodin would never think of painting or sculpturing a male nude in a posing strap. I might shed some additional light on Geo. Francis' "La Vida Alegre" by expanding on the article with my own observations. In ten years of being in and out of these countries my conclusions are: nearly eighty per cent of all males, from fourteen up, will accept sex with another male, provided