[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—" Serutator " is
curiously ill-advised in choosing Mr. Lloyd George's muddling of the Turkish question as a subject for encomiums. As recently as last August Mr. Lloyd George encouraged the Greeks to attack the Turks and thus caused the trouble, and other men who are judicious statesmen have had to help him out of the mess. As for July, 1914, Mr. Lloyd George has publicly admitted that in that month he opposed our entrance into the War, and thus was responsible for the abject shilly-shallying which encour- aged Germany to declare war. If " Scrutator " wishes to imply that Mr. Lloyd George has learnt a little wisdom from that awful error I take leave to doubt his inference. It is abundantly falsified by Mr. Lloyd George's record.
I venture to hope that you, Sir, will not be too downcast at hearing that you have incurred " Scrutator's " dissatis-
faction.—I am, Sir, &c., EDWARD H. QUICRE. 13 South Norwood Hill, S.E. 25.
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