《中国老区建设》编辑同志:读了贵刊2003年第二期《村民自治难在哪》一文,颇有感触,本人赞同编后话的说法:“村民自治虽不完善,但毕竟已从人治走向法治,从传统走向现代。”本人原籍是抗日时期的老区村,现在是茂名市侨办的离休干部。我家所在的高州曹江镇先觉村去年进行村委会选举,村民真正行使了选举权利,村官竞选剧烈,镇选举委会员提名的村主任落选了,村民联合提名的村主任当选了。为什么老区村民敢于行使自己的选举权利呢?有两条原因:一是有一批“五老”人员健在,他们支持村民正确行使权 Comrade editor of “China’s Old District Construction”: Having read the article entitled “Where is Villager Self-Government Difficulting” in your second issue of 2003? I quite agree with what I have said: “Villagers’ self-government is imperfect, but after all, The rule of man goes to the rule of law and goes from tradition to modernity. ”“ My native place was an old village in the anti-Japanese period and is now a retired cadre of overseas Chinese in Maoming. Last year, Caojiang Town, a village where Gaojiazhou was located, conducted the village committee election. The villagers actually exercised their right to vote. The election of village chiefs was drastic. The election of village chiefs by members of the election committee of the town was unsuccessful. The village chiefs jointly nominated by the villagers were elected. Why do villagers in the old areas dare to exercise their right to vote? There are two reasons: First, a group of ”five old" people are alive and well, and they support the villagers to exercise their right