31 OCTOBER 1931, Page 14

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I am deeply disappointed

in the Spectator. It has always upheld the policy of Free Trade, and now when so many Free Traders are recanting the Spectator itself is becoming very half-hearted.

Surely now more than at any time we should stick to this policy. One would expect the Spectator to write a leading article pointing out how even to-day Free Trade is the only policy ; but instead an article titled " The Hesitating Voter is written which almost advises us to vote Con- [We are content to agree with so good a Free Trader as Lord Grey that the electorate had to vote in this emergency on one dominating issue.—En. Spectator.]