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Infinite, v. 1, issue 1, [1941?]

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COMMENT ON THE MESSAGE

        Now that you have read the message, we would like to hear comments from you concerning it. Send us your ideas and opinios. And here, now, are a few essential comments of our own.
       First; if true this is the most stupendous and monumental communication of all time. If a hoax, a very ingenious one, no one may doubt.
       We have always believed in the existence of Martians fo some form and intelligence, and hoped for the remote possibility that some day there would be a visit or communication. We believe this to be the real McCoy. Even to we were to be the only ones who thought so, which we are not by any means!
       Certainly we are sticking our necks out about 40,000,000 miles, and could be proven wrong. Our faces wouldn't be read they'd be some unimaginable color way up in the wee small regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
        Herewith are a few points in the message itself that I would like to call attention to. First of all, this is aot a "message from Mars", but is a message from Martians on the Earth. The message itself was written to "That meeting of your kind which you have chosen to call the Denvention". It also refers to fandom at large.
        The message speaks eloquently for itself, and all who have read it and do not understand why it was written surely have no faintest inkling of psychology, or of a kindred feeling and the feeling of brotherhood!
        We, the editors, have studied this message very thoughly, sentance by sentance. Of course there are still some things about it that we do not understand. If there is a great deal of speculation among our readers and sufficient requests, we will print a more complete analysis in an early issue.
        It says in the message that we, the science-fiction fans, are the only ones who would understand such matters, but from the reception the message was accorded by the high ranking of our kind at Denver, I fear that even this was a colossal overstatement.
        All of you who have read this and, for reasons better known to yourself, still do not believe, are requested to write for more information, or to wait and see for yourselves, as the message suggests. The next conjuntion" which is refered to in the message obviously does not refer to the time every year when Mars is closest to the Earth, as some believed, but must refer to that time once every fifteen years when the two planets approach their closest. Could some of you inform us as to the exact date of this conjunction?
        We expect to still be around then, and most of you will, too, is you keep your eyes open and do not walk out in front of V*8's or rocket cars.
        So much for that. it states in the message that "many fans are evolved centuries beyond their time", etc. Thank you, Martians! Some of us have always believed we were, too.
       Think what we could learn from this incredibly advanced race! They have, further-more, promised to save our world from those who are the enemies of our democracy and our peoples. The have said that they would destroy fo all time the totalitarion aggressors. We await their coming, as should all true fans, in whose hearts pulse the blood of Vernes, of a Wells or a Weinbaum. This is a great turning point in th worlds history.
        A great day is dawning; interplanetary travel is just ahead. We stf. fans, we feel proudly, have helped to usher it in. We must continue to do our best; we must convert all the people we can to an understanding of our literature and sims; we must make the world, insofar as we can, scientifically minded.
        We are thinking of forming a group to help promote publicity and discussion of the message. If you would like to get in on this write us at once; we will print your name or the name of your club and give you free space in these pages.
        This magazine will keep you informed about the investigation concerning the message, an thing which is learned about it, and your discussions. There will be another important article in the next issue, "Invasion from Mars", outlining the scientific

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COMMENT ON THE MESSAGE Now that you have read the message, we would like to hear comments from you concerning it. Send us your ideas and opinios. And here, now, are a few essential comments of our own. First; if true this is the most stupendous and monumental communication of all time. If a hoax, a very ingenious one, no one may doubt. We have always believed in the existence of Martians fo some form and intelligence, and hoped for the remote possibility that some day there would be a visit or communication. We believe this to be the real McCoy. Even to we were to be the only ones who thought so, which we are not by any means! Certainly we are sticking our necks out about 40,000,000 miles, and could be proven wrong. Our faces wouldn't be read they'd be some unimaginable color way up in the wee small regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Herewith are a few points in the message itself that I would like to call attention to. First of all, this is aot a "message from Mars", but is a message from Martians on the Earth. The message itself was written to "That meeting of your kind which you have chosen to call the Denvention". It also refers to fandom at large. The message speaks eloquently for itself, and all who have read it and do not understand why it was written surely have no faintest inkling of psychology, or of a kindred feeling and the feeling of brotherhood! We, the editors, have studied this message very thoughly, sentance by sentance. Of course there are still some things about it that we do not understand. If there is a great deal of speculation among our readers and sufficient requests, we will print a more complete analysis in an early issue. It says in the message that we, the science-fiction fans, are the only ones who would understand such matters, but from the reception the message was accorded by the high ranking of our kind at Denver, I fear that even this was a colossal overstatement. All of you who have read this and, for reasons better known to yourself, still do not believe, are requested to write for more information, or to wait and see for yourselves, as the message suggests. The next conjuntion" which is refered to in the message obviously does not refer to the time every year when Mars is closest to the Earth, as some believed, but must refer to that time once every fifteen years when the two planets approach their closest. Could some of you inform us as to the exact date of this conjunction? We expect to still be around then, and most of you will, too, is you keep your eyes open and do not walk out in front of V*8's or rocket cars. So much for that. it states in the message that "many fans are evolved centuries beyond their time", etc. Thank you, Martians! Some of us have always believed we were, too. Think what we could learn from this incredibly advanced race! They have, further-more, promised to save our world from those who are the enemies of our democracy and our peoples. The have said that they would destroy fo all time the totalitarion aggressors. We await their coming, as should all true fans, in whose hearts pulse the blood of Vernes, of a Wells or a Weinbaum. This is a great turning point in th worlds history. A great day is dawning; interplanetary travel is just ahead. We stf. fans, we feel proudly, have helped to usher it in. We must continue to do our best; we must convert all the people we can to an understanding of our literature and sims; we must make the world, insofar as we can, scientifically minded. We are thinking of forming a group to help promote publicity and discussion of the message. If you would like to get in on this write us at once; we will print your name or the name of your club and give you free space in these pages. This magazine will keep you informed about the investigation concerning the message, an thing which is learned about it, and your discussions. There will be another important article in the next issue, "Invasion from Mars", outlining the scientific -3 (concluded on next page)