Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 6. 1966.
Right Of Reply
Right Of Reply
• On January 25, 1966, Salient's editor wrote a letter of complaint to the United States Information Service. The basis of the complaint was published in Salient on April 1, 1966, under the heading "One-sided view not wanted."
The article concluded: "One thing you won't find in Salient is USIS political 'opinion round-ups.'"
At this stage a reply had been received from the USIS, but it was not published.
It was thought to be a personal letter to the editor, just as the January letter had been a personal letter to them.
On April 20. the following letter was received:
Sir—Your Salient article entitled "One-sided View Not Wanted" has come to my attention. I am surprised that you criticise the USIS for being one-sided while at the same time you refuse to publish our recent letter about the matter in question. Also, given the principles to which you pay lip service. I wonder how you account for your March 4 article on Lynch Law in the United States.
Since you did not publish our letter to you dated February 1, 1966. I would hope you have the courage to publish this letter in order that your readers will understand who really is one-sided.
Thomas T. Driver
Public Affairs Officer US Embassy.
The previous letter said.—