LETTERS.

Stock Selectors

THANK YOU FOR THE TIMELY ARTICLE ON Latin American fund managers and their stock picks ("Playing the Rebound," January 2001). It was about time someone filled us in on what fund managers are buying in the region, given the market turbulence in the United States.

I was encouraged to see that most fund managers appeared upbeat and confident. It seems to me that the resumed Asian crisis has not dragged down Latin markets as it did a few years ago, although managers are still staying away from smaller markets and stocks in the region. It would be great if we could see the tables that included net assets, returns and other fund information periodically in the magazine.

Shayne McGuire

Austin, Texas

Silicon Relevance

I USED TO ENJOY YOUR MAGAZINE AND ITS fine coverage of business issues in Latin America. I have read previous Silicon Jack columns and did not always understand the relevance to the overall mission of your magazine, but little harm was incurred. His most recent column, "Mexico's Choice" (January 2001), does not belong in a business publication. Advocates of the death culture (yes, abortion does kill at least one human) have no place in LATIN TRADE. If this is the type of column that your editorial staff encourages, please cancel my subscription.

Phil Wenzell

Dayton, Ohio

Not a Small World, After All?

THIS LETTER IS IN RESPONSE TO your January 2001 "Point of View."

Once upon a time there lived a people who liked to preach to all the other kingdoms about the need for democracy. One day these people went to the polls to vote.

The race was very close.

Many were the appeals to the courts. After long deliberation, the courts awarded the victory to Duke George. The system worked perfectly. There was no violence. A transition of power was peacefully accorded the victor, as has been the case for more than 200 years. Even so, some sour-grapers would gleefully criticize the well-proved system.

Some were gratified and some were disappointed, but all understood and accepted, with the exception of a few half-witted individuals who subscribe to the king-maker theory of journalism.

Lee Rushlow

Bregenz, Austria