19 OCTOBER 1945, Page 13

BELSEN TRIALS

Sut,—Various incidents in the administration of British justice during recent years make one question whether the almost fanatical pursuit of fairness has not at times involved the running-down of common sense. When, however, one sees within six months of the termination of the war against the most evil of forces a British officer urging in defence of a German in charge of the foulest institutions the earth has witnessed that the British started concentration camps in South Africa, one wonders whether the limit has not been reached. Goebbels used that statement in his peace-time propaganda, and, like most of his statements, it carried 2 grain of truth ; but to have it repeated by a British officer in such