listoric liberties
sir: Magna Charta is acknowledged to be the basis of English liberty, Among a host of provisions contained therein are the inviolability of the rights of the City of London and other ports and towns; the permanent holding of the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster; the abolition of extraordinary taxes; one standard of weights and measures and the strict administration of justice. Our whole parliamentary life rests on this momentous document which granted us "all our old liberties and free customs." It was reluctantly signed by King John, the vassal of Rome. Does Edward Heath now propose to revoke our Great Charter by signing the Treaty of Rome despite our ancient protected liberties? I should be interested to know how he comes to the conclusion that he can — and I am sure the whole British people will want to know. May we have the explanation before we are told we have forfeited our historic "liberties and customs "?
Lucy M. Gonin The Gables, 30 Kingswood Road, Shortlands, Bromley, Kent
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