17 JANUARY 1914, Page 13

.[TO THE EDITOR se roe •' Sesersros."]

am not a party politician, but surely it must be obvious to anyone who takes note of polities at the present time that the "catching of votes" is (to a very great extent) brought about by misrepresentation of facts. Your article in the Spectator of January 10th entitled " The Truth about Deer Forests" is a complete exposure of the preposterous inventions and reckless misrepresentations of one of our Cabinet Ministers. Unfortunately your article will not, I fear, be widely circulated amongst the people who moat need to be enlightened. Thousands of people who have been deceived by this Cabinet Minister's unfounded statements will never get a chance of seeing the Spectator. Such an article as yours about the deer forests should be printed as a leaflet, and circulated widely amongst the ignorant folk who will have to vote at the next election. This is just as impor- tant in the Liberal interest as in the interest of the opposite party, for no honest Liberal wants to win votes by deceiving the electorate over the so-called land campaign.—I am, Sir,