THE POPULATION QUESTION. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—May
I refer to "The Problem of Population," by Mr. Harold Cox ? In the chapter entitled" Racial Improvement" he writes as follows : "By the surgical severance of certain -ducts in the body it is possible to deprive both males and females of the power of procreation, without depriving them of any of their legitimate rights. Sterilization by this method is very easily performed, especially in the case of the male, end recovery is rapid. It destroys none of the human desires or powers—except the power to create a new life—and is
• said even to improve the general health of males, while .leaving females in this respect unaffected." Mr. Cox goes on to explain the lines on which the authorities of asylums for the feeble-minded in the United States seem mainly to have proceeded, figures showing that up to Novem- ber, 1921, over 3,000 operations had been performed. Might we not learn something from America ?—I am, Sir, &c., F. A. C.
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