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rebellious musical groups which play Spanish and African instruments.
The Duke of York's eldest son has left home to go live with some of the
American Indian tribes now settling in eastern United States. Young men in
Trafalgar Square are wearing their hair in the style of Mohawk Indians and
protesting the Government's involvement in India. They also protest the




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situation in South Africa, melodically insisting that they shall "overcome"
someday, which puzzles the Queen.
Mr. Gladstone's office at 10 Downing Street is daily besieged by women
demanding the right to vote, the right to apply for men's jobs and earn men's
wages, and the right to receive paid maternity leave from their places of
employment. Factories in Britain have come to a standstill as workers strike
and demand safe working conditions.
Furthermore, traffic in London has been totally disrupted by a group
calling itself the British Union of the Sisters of Mercy and Comfort. The
prostitutes of London, having heeded President Woodhull's international call
to unionization, now daily parade around Picadilly Circus in most indecent
attire, refusing to leave the public limelight until the Government recognizes
and protects their places of employment. No doubt suffering from shock,
Parliament has been unusually slow in taking any action whatsoever to stop
these women from disturbing the peace.
The Queen has lived in seclusion at Windsor Castle for the past six
months, waiting for the situation to improve. Mr. Gladstone has finally
admitted that he thinks matters may continue on this downhill course for quite
some time, though Great Britain, he assures his supporters, will never see a
female Prime Minister!
To add to the Queen's woes, her once dear friend the Empress Augusta
came to Windsor Castle for a visit this week. In a devastating blow to the
civilized world, not only was the Empress wearing a _short skirt_, she also
insisted that she adheres to President Woodhull's theory that every woman is
entitled to... to... orgasm! After a most embarrassing discussion, the Empress
made a number of comments about the late Prince Albert that the Queen really
could not tolerate.
As abasing and humiliating as it is to admit these problems to
President Woodhull, the Queen writes this letter in the hope that the
President will see fit to eliminate her newly-proposed medical, legal, and
environmental reforms. Surely the President can see that they would be the
downfall of civilization!
The Queen holds President Woodhull entirely responsible for the chaos
currently overwhelming Great Britain and now seeping into Europe, the
alienation of her sons, the disgrace of her daughters, and the loss of a dear
old friend.
In short, President Woodhull, the Queen is not amused.

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