More Baum

[JBFRAME at aol.com]

In a message dated 09/12/2000 10:30:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
monroe at mpm.edu writes:

<< Not exactly quite the right tone perhaps to take with an editorial,
 perhaps not quite responsible editorial journalism, but ... well, think
 Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," perhaps.  >>

I'm not sure if Baum was that sophisticated.  I think it's more a case of 
telling his readers what they wanted to hear. 

jbf