Julian Symons responded, on 7 September, "Should we not expect, in Tribune at least, acknowledgement of the fact that it is a satire not at all gentle upon a particular State – Soviet Russia?
dʒˈuːliən sˈɪmənz ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd, ˌɔn sˈɛvən sɛptˈɛmbɚ, "ʃˌʊd wiː nˌɑːt ɛkspˈɛkt, ɪn tɹˈɪbjuːn æt lˈiːst, ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒmənt ʌvðə fˈækt ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz ɐ sˈæɾaɪɚ nˌɑːt æɾ ˈɔːl dʒˈɛntəl əpˌɑːn ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ stˈeɪt sˈoʊviət ɹˈʌʃə?