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Science Fiction Fan, v. 2, issue 8, March 1938
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6 FAN Wollheim and Sykora that the faction of which Wollheim is a member---ie: Michelist—would be represented in the convention committee. The statement, made verbally, has been totally disregarded by Sykora. And Campbell, Weisinger and Margulies have made no effort to follow their pledges. In the face of open doublecrossing bv Sykora, they have remained silent, and continue to support one they know to be dishonest. It is also known that Sykora has made a muddle of every convention or organized fan-activity that he has handled so far. Still, the editors of the stf magazines, whose success will be affected to a considerable degree by the failure or success of the convention, wait by supinely and make no effort to collaborate with fans whose competency and honesty has been proven by years of activity. I do not here, necessarily refer to Wollheim: while he is rightfully throned as the leading personality in the stf fan field, there are others who are capable, and in whose hands the convention could be placed with some measure of confidence. While it is true that Sykora is not the only member of the NEW FANDOM group or the convention committee, it is also true that his collaborators who we wi11 not dignify with the title of "stooges", are equally incompetent. In the face of what has happened and the outright refusal of the editors to accept cooperation from the Michelist faction, there is little we can do but sit back and watch the farce play itself out. Our personal opinion is that the convention is likely to go over through the sheer weight of the numbers and enthusiasm of the fans who attend it; if this is so, it will succeed despite the inane workings of NEW FANDOM, but NEW FANDOM will of course claim honors. This, too, however, is unimportant If the convention fails, as it might, we will be regaled, no doubt, by the most absurd palpably false stories from Sykora about the terrible machinations of the Michelists, the Reds, the stooges of Moscow, who disrupted the proceedings because they could not run it themselves. The editors, in this case, will be glad CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
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6 FAN Wollheim and Sykora that the faction of which Wollheim is a member---ie: Michelist—would be represented in the convention committee. The statement, made verbally, has been totally disregarded by Sykora. And Campbell, Weisinger and Margulies have made no effort to follow their pledges. In the face of open doublecrossing bv Sykora, they have remained silent, and continue to support one they know to be dishonest. It is also known that Sykora has made a muddle of every convention or organized fan-activity that he has handled so far. Still, the editors of the stf magazines, whose success will be affected to a considerable degree by the failure or success of the convention, wait by supinely and make no effort to collaborate with fans whose competency and honesty has been proven by years of activity. I do not here, necessarily refer to Wollheim: while he is rightfully throned as the leading personality in the stf fan field, there are others who are capable, and in whose hands the convention could be placed with some measure of confidence. While it is true that Sykora is not the only member of the NEW FANDOM group or the convention committee, it is also true that his collaborators who we wi11 not dignify with the title of "stooges", are equally incompetent. In the face of what has happened and the outright refusal of the editors to accept cooperation from the Michelist faction, there is little we can do but sit back and watch the farce play itself out. Our personal opinion is that the convention is likely to go over through the sheer weight of the numbers and enthusiasm of the fans who attend it; if this is so, it will succeed despite the inane workings of NEW FANDOM, but NEW FANDOM will of course claim honors. This, too, however, is unimportant If the convention fails, as it might, we will be regaled, no doubt, by the most absurd palpably false stories from Sykora about the terrible machinations of the Michelists, the Reds, the stooges of Moscow, who disrupted the proceedings because they could not run it themselves. The editors, in this case, will be glad CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
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