SOME DILEMMAS.
iTo THE EDITOR or rue " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Are beer and porter foods or not? If not, why waste precious meal? If they are, will the drinker get the same bread allowance as the rest, and so have double? Is labour (of all kinds) wanted or not? If not, why say so? If it is, why is it steadfastly refused to the clergy (to the great detriment of them- selves and the Church) to work directly for victory? Their response to a recent appeal has merely been wet-blanketed. Is petrol needed or not? If it is, why have I just seen a large petrol engine mowing a big cricket field? Our forefathers did not mind a bit of long grass in the offing. Are soldiers needed or not? If they are, why have I also seen groundmen, cricket professionals, and others labouring for the amusement of the well-to-do, and why do able-bodied men stalk our villages under-licence from the Government? .No wonder our country populations believe the cfRial warnings to be a part of a huge (but rather unpleasant)
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