2 JAMES L. DOENGES, M. D. SURGEON 631 CITIZENS BANK BUILDING PHONE 4031 ANDERSON, INDIANA 12-3-57 Norman Donaldson, President Yale University Press New Haven, Connecticut Dear Mr. Donaldson: A short time ago I inquired of my very good friend, Leonard Read, if he know how it might be possible to secure permission to quote the publications of Ludwig von Mises. The particular line of endeavor in which I am interested can best be explained by giving you an idea of what I plan to do with the quotations. I haston to state that Leonard has given me permission to use his name in introducing myself and this plan to you, and that he has expressed his interest and pleasure at the prospect of this program. I apologize in advance for the length of this letter but hope that, when you have finished reading it, you will feel that the idea proposed herein is worthwhile. This project I am taking on is proving to be rather enormous but I feel so definitely that it is worthwhile that I am going ahead with it as rapidly as possible. I have been enormously irritated by the "canned" releases which appear in the newspapers, especially the smaller dailies. These releases are extremely one-sided and aimed at describing the benevo- lence of government and centralization of power in Washington or in various bureaus. I have discussed this matter with a number of individuals, some newspaper editors and publishers, publishers of books and pamphlets, representatives of a few foundations and some business concerns. They have agreed with my impression. There has been no agency disseminating information in favor of "our side". A few years ago I became acquainted with an individual who was more than ordinarily interested in this matter. Events have finally brought the matter to a head and I am now embarking on a project which I hope will meet with your approval and secure your co-operation. Every week publishers and editors receive large quantities of "filler" and mats from such groups as those supporting federal aid to education, expansion of Social Security, etc., etc. My idea is simply this - to establish a "filler" service which will supply the newspapers of this country with filler from "our side". Dependent on