17 APRIL 1909, Page 14

"LOVE YOUR EN.EULES."

[To TUM EDITOR Or Till "SPIOTATOMM SIR,—Your correspondent who signs him.self " An un-Claristiall Advocate of Fair Play" in last week's issue quotes the ahoy! saying, and founds upon it an argument against nation!' defence. But surely he reads into the saying much that not otherwise there. Christ did not say "Surrender to yolif enemies," 9r "Allow your:wives to be slaughtered and eater; minated." Had He meant either of these things He wettl° have said so, The best way of showing our love to 0",f enemies is to keep them out of temptation, and this can ein, bc) done by providing ourselves with a strong Navy and something approaching to universal military training.—