BRITAIN, SCANDINAVIA AND THE NAZIS
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—While agreeing with much of Professor Bentwich's brief analysis in your issue of January 31st, I suggest that he claims too much for sea-going tradition as a bond between Scandinavia and Britain, and recognises too little the amour propre of these smaller nations. In social legislation, in educational method, in the arts, in economic development—to name but a few directions—we have much to learn from them, yet they are alinos:t ignored by our Press and, trivial but typical, the Norwegian sovereign's name is habitually mispronounced by the B.B.C.
The " sober, educated, happy Scandinavian peoples " will appreciate us more when we cease to be " power " snobs and give respect where it is due.
In any case their political future will depend much less on affection than on hard economic problems and, to some of these at least, our import policy holds the key.—Yoars truly,
S. B. MEYEA.
9 Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham.
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