April 11, 1952 Doctor Polix withmor 395 Grove Street Upper Hontelair, II. J. Dear Doctor Wittmor: I read your manuscript with great interest. It is a vory good and brilliant piece although I disagree in some minor points. P. 3: I do not think that Communism and Social- ism are by definition lds apart. n The torus were until 1917 used CB synonyms. Since 1917 they sig- nify different political methods for the attainment of the same goal. P. 4ff: I do not llke the distinction between autochtonous American ideologies and imported alien ones. How about Christicnity, uritanism, natural law, domocra- cy, laissez foire? They all were imported. P. 4: The socialist idea CAMO to Germany and to Mark IPOIN France via Loronz von Stein. P. 6ff; Your critique of the American education- al institutions is excellent. P. 8: I think the 15 volumes report of the Are. Hist. Ass. deserves a special article. P. 9: Also the II. E. A. I never not Mr. Do witt Wallace and I do not think that he will attach much weight to my recommon- dation. We probably believes that my taste is too scholarly end too heavy for the millions of his readers. Hoping to soe you very soon Sincerely yours