11 DECEMBER 1915, Page 15

THE KING LEADS—WHO FOLLOWS?

[TO TEE EDITOR OF THE " SPEOTATOR."j ,&a,—Those of us who, at Lord Roberts's instigation, have for many years endeavoured to promote temperance in the Army will welcome your powerful advocacy of prohibition during the war. I recently addressed a number of men in the Soldiers' Institute at Swanage. These men were prepared to make the supreme sacrifice In defence of the Empire. When I appealed to them to make the lesser sacrifice of abstention from alcohol as a. beverage during the war, thereby following the King's lead, the large majority took the R .A.T.A. pledge-cards.—I am, Sir, &c., F. H. MOIINTSTEVEN, Colonel,

Member of Council, ]L.A.T.A.

Odclgest, Stan Easton, near Bath.