Sinclair describes his sentiments toward the Soviet Union. "I hoped for the best; but I did not see it. As the years have passed I have been forced to see that their whole policy has lying as its base." "Everytime I said a good word for the Commies I saw that I had been made a fool of; and in the end I dropped them completely. . . ." Writing of Kress's biography he notes, "I'm afraid you won't get far. . .I can't get my own stuff published."