Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger.
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Nationality: American Type: Journalist Born: 1908 Death: 1980 |
I'd heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were... impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn't even have anticipated that kind of welcome.
Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but telex was very rare in Africa. So if somebody was flying to Europe, we gave him correspondence to send after he arrived.