Takahashi, president of the Japan Psychoanalytical Society, has recently published a book dealing with the sexual experience of 1000 Japanese males and shock has been recorded as far north as the Kuriles. Among other things, the Doctor reported a "tremendous" increase in homosexual incidence among males. He also noted that the Orient was far ahead of both Kinsey and Freud as far as sexual research goes. In the year 984 A.D. Emperor Enyu ordered the official publication of a classic Chinese book on sex "for the sake of popular enlightenment". The Not Deep Enough South In September New Orleans was diverted by a lively hassel which produced the season's most intriguing statement by a minister. When assisting the French Quarter Property Owners Association to get a bar's license revoked, this cleric declared that Cy's Starlet Lounge was a "congregating point of homosexuals of every age imaginable". Now perhaps the North stimulates a person's imagination more than it should but there are several people right here within whispering distance who could imagine several ages not represented in the Starlet Lounge. It might be suggested that if the minister saw anyone in there over seventy or eighty, he stayed too long behind that tumbler (glass). Naturally there was more to the controversy than the pulpiteer reaffirming the ancient religious prejudices against "perverts". A 17 year old boy was sent in on a mission to get served an under-age drink; he got it and so did the owner. Is there a

term comparable to entrapment that this decoy trick comes under? Another interesting detail is the fact that the above named asso-

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ONE is sending this letter to as many contemporary writers as its budget permits. The accompanying list is a sample of those already mailed. As a result, one internationally known author has submitted a manuscript which is printed in this issue. Known to millions of readers, he joins the most distinguished of ONE's contributors. The perspicacious reader will guess his identity immediately as well as the identities of others yet to be published. Dear Ben Jonson,

Franklin P. Adams

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James M. Cain

Truman Capote Winston Churchill Walter Van Tilburg Clark Jean Cocteau

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Arthur Miller Ashley Montagu

George Jean Nathan

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Eugene O'Neill

Pierre van Passen Dorothy Parker Alan Paton

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Richard Wright

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Wolcott Gibbs Edith Hamilton Dashiell Hammett Lillian Hellman Ernest Hemingway John Hersey Gilbert Highet Fonnie Hurst Aldous Huxley Christopher Isherwood Robinson Jeffers James Joyce MacKinlay Kontor Sidney Kingsley Arthur Koestler

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This letter is addressed to you solely because of your attainments in the field of letters. Similar copies are being sent to hundreds of other writers, some of whom are listed at the left of this page. Your work and no other consideration prompted us to select your name.

ONE is a new magazine which concerns itself with the many aspects of homosexuality. Its purposes are to inform the heterosexual majority about deviation, the homosexuals about themselves and to criticize as well as attempt to bridge a gap. From the issue enclosed you will note that ONE publishes research, poetry, fiction, humor and criticism-in fact, anything on the subject that is stimulating and acceptable. It aims to be read in every home.

ONE is one of the first publications in the English language to offer space to the literature of deviation. However this honor is not without its drawbacks. The Editorial Board is quite aware that few writers, known or unknown, wish their names to be seen in such a publication at this time. The fact that our circulation has increased over one hundred percent with each of the last four issues does not ease the writer's fear of being publicly associated with it. A second drawback is the fact that we are a non-profit corporation and unable to pay our contributors at present. As a consequence it is difficult to obtain the quality of content we desire.

We write you with the hope that you might have at one time written or thought of a story, essay or poem which would be suitable to our publication. If you have and found no market for it, we would be more than glad to have it submitted to us. May we note again that our pages are also open to criticism. Naturally we would not use your name without permission. In fact, due to your position, we suggest you submit an MS under a pen name. Knowing that the quality of your work-signed or not-would immediately be appreciated by our readers, we ask that you seriously consider this suggestion. Sincerely,

Dab Jennings

Dale Jennings Editor