ABSTRACT
Most communications bypassed the local community, either by being sent directly to Congress or by originating within industries and being channeled into the national scene by trade organizations. The League of Women Voters stimulated a good deal of discussion within its ranks in many local areas, but, to the best of our knowledge, in no instance was the League successful in organizing the community over-all. In general, the community studies reinforced the conclusion suggested by our survey of businessmen and our study of Congress—that men tend to communicate with those they think not opposed to their position. Community discussions tend to center on injured industries. Among causes of injury, one of the most conspicuous and apparently remediable is foreign competition. A congressman must respond in what appears to be a serious and constructive way to the problems of his constituents, but he is free to be leader instead of led in deciding what response is appropriate to the problem.
