12 JANUARY 1934, Page 17

A WORLD CONSTABULARY

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

SnL—Mr. Carl Heath, in your issue of December 5th, criticizes with some scorn my suggestion for the creation of a " World Constabulary." He considers it a piece of " unrealistic idealism " and prefers, for the establishment of world peace and security, to rely on the spread .of the peaceable spirit " among mankind. I am tempted to ask whether Mr. C, Heath would be willing to replace the protection which our Law Courts and their Police now afford him by a reliance on the growth of the " peaceable spirit " among his neighbours 7- I

Cannes.