In response to the Jane Cox’s letter of 9/30 in which she insists that people must read EVERYTHING C.C. Catt wrote and published before any opinion can be formed regarding her racism and xenophobia …

Well, I just don’t see the point unless those speeches include the phrases “I REJECT THE STRATEGY THAT … white supremacy will be strengthened…etc,” or “America for Americans … AND IMMIGRANTS ARE AMERICANS TOO….”

Otherwise, don’t try to dodge or diffuse my opposition with such tactics.

As George Bernard Shaw, Carrie Chapman Catt’s contemporary, said upon refusing to read the entire manuscript before rejecting a book:

“You don’t have to eat the whole egg to know it’s rotten.”

Joe Geha

Professor

English Dept.

Iowa State University