2012-Sep-14-0833Hrs
My friend. It does my heart good to hear of the marvelous things our people, former Mausicans, are doing.
Your letter was a stirring tribute to the education system Dr. Williams put in place, from which all the present members of govenment have benefitted- free eduation. Yet they continue to denigrate him at every turn, so that the younger geneations may come to think that he was worthless.
On the basis of my continued concern for veritas-(truth,) I would recommend that you redirect your piece to the three daily papers in TnT- The Express, the Guardian and Newsday.
They may not publish it,because, as one Express editor pointed out to me" Newspapers are in the business of making money" when I challened him on an offensive ad back in the 1980's. And truthful tributes to the nation's founder may not be scandalous enough. Send it also to the head librarian at UWI and ask that it be added to the tributes for the one hundreth anniversary of his birth.
You should be comfored in sending it, to know that at least one person in the editorial room, would have had to read it. Be sure to put all your degees, titles and honours. They love that sort of thing.
Give the lie, all of you, to the idea that Dr. Williams did nothing for Trinidad and Tobago, nothing in particular "for the Indian" (as if Kamla and co were educated offshore on a boat) and so does not deserve to be called the "Father of the Nation."
Let us teach our childen's children about the greatness of this man- recognized by Time Magazine as one of the "100 Great Men of The Twentieth Century".
Thank you for the testimonial to that which makes us unique in all the world, in tems of education for our people. Writing like this, you have kept the flag of freedom flying high, and gives us reason to take pride in our liberty.
Copies to my favorite Mausicans, and nieces who teach in TnT and abroad.
Linda Edwards
