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Warren A. Seavey. [1] (1941-1946)

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Contented Cats                  .
Sirs:
A few days ago I stood on the slope of
Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado in front of
splendid, roomy, completely equipped steel
cages in Which well-conditioned mountain
lions, tigers and African lions were pacing
back & forth. The view from the location of
the zoo was magnificent, the air was bracing,
the inhabitants of the cages seemed
reasonably contented.  .
The President's Four Freedoms came to
mind and ... I realized that before me was
the complete fulfillment of the conditions of
-these famous freedoms. These cats in their
cages had:----------I
z) Freedom of Speech. They could howl
whenever they wished.
2) Freedom of Worship. If they had any
worshipful instincts, there was nothing
to prevent exercise of their desires.
3) Freedom from Fear. No one was going
to bother them here. They could never
be so free from fear anywhere else.
4) Freedom from Want. All the food they
needed, shelter and comfort and advan-
tages of modern conveniences, were as-
sured to them without asking.
Yet, with all this, they could not do a thing
they might wish to do beyond the limitations
established by their benefactors. The first
8                   TIME, OCTOBER 4, 1943
- and greatest all-embracing freedom for which
both men and lesser animals have always
fought and died, if need be--Freedom   of
Action, freedom to go and do as they pleased
-was denied them....
Then I turned to a rereading of the Atlan-
tic Charter, and. . . found scarcely any indi-
cation--that there wasi  the minds- of the- -
uthoi-s the thftught-etYr-d-itsing the op-
pressed-peoples of the _world freedom. for
personai endevor ....           -        -
PP')r 1,1, •      C. H. ARMSTRONG
Wichita, Mans.

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