Mr. Zilliacus’ Position
Sir,—-It seems hardly fair that poor Mr. Zilliacus should be made the unwilling victim of controversy in your columns, but since "B. Fair” has taken up the cudgels in defence of "I Wonder," may I carry the matter a little further? The plain truth is that Mr. Zilliacus was “unknown to the public" until the Left Book Club published a book for him—and even this would hardly make him famous. Prior to that he had written a few pamphlets for Left Wing publications, and they had to be written anonymously, because he had promised his employer, the League of Nations, not to write them. In defending Mr. McGillick. “I Wonder” said "his views are shared by Mr. Zilliacus.” The inference, I think, is that Mr. McGiHick and Mr. Zilliacus were of the same political persuasion, but perhaps I am wrong in thinking that Mr. Me-C-illick is a Communist —perhaps he swung over with Stalin and company, and joined the Fascists. BEELZEBUB.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 14 November 1939, Page 10
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