My Petition for More Space Author:John Hersey A street in New Haven. A line of people, blocks long, more closely packed that the rush-hour subways of the good old times. — He has been on the line since before dawn, as are thousnads of others, pressed together, waiting their turns at the window to present their individual petitions. His is for more space-a notion so preposterous that when it ... more »is discovered it shocks, reverberates down the line , almost triggering violent reactions.« less