17 MAY 1945, Page 14

THE POLISH QUESTION

SIR,—I' feel sure that many people in this country must be relieved that at last we and our American allies seem to be taking a firmer stand over the Polish question. As a nation we are continually being exhorted by our spiritual and political leaders not to give ,way to cynicism and despair about. the future. Do they not realise that it is the attitude of Soviet Rus'sia-, far more than anything else, which causes our despair?

One thing serms.certain. No ultimate good can come of sacrificing our moral principles in order to appease any exponents of injustice and tyranhy. Once submit to injustice on the grounds of " expediency'? and we shill be starting on another landslide such as brought about the war