Instinct vs. reason, the problem of man,

CONDITION: Good; letter attached to front flyleaf.FMCA accession no. 13.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: (tag) Presented by: Mr. L C Gooch Yazoo City Mississippi Acknowledged: 6-7-39.INSCRIPTION: To Mr. Henry Ford, Do certain modern trends, confirmed both by observation and statistics, have a deeper significance than most of our expressed thought would indicate? I have written briefly about them and tried to justify my conclusions by reason. The truth is not always pleasant, and I have not written to please, but to serve the truth - truths ignored or forgotten. 'Oneman.' 4-23-39.INSCRIPTION: Dear Mr. Ford: When viewed in the light of reason, many of our beliefs are absurdly primitive. The instinctive fear of famine is still so strong in us that it dominates our mass actions in this age of easy production, and we pile up ruinous surpluses, depressing prices and causing unemployment for the 93, and then wonder what causes our trouble. Since you have contributed, in a large way, to the making of production easy, it would seem fitting, if you could help, dispel this primitive fear, that all of the people profit by the great work you have done. Sincerely, "Oneman"LOCATION: Library 5.5.ACCESS: Must be used on site, prior notice required ; contact university archivist.Author's autographed copy.Mode of access: Internet