6 JANUARY 1917, Page 19

FOOD VERSUS ALCOHOL.

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR."]

Sra,—Your correspondent Mr. E. L. Oliver puts his finger on a vital point in your campaign in favour of " Down Glasses." Stop using the grain for the manufacture of more liquor. That is Mr. Oliver's point, and he is right. If the manufacture and import of liquor are stopped, the existing stocks will soon dis- appear. They are not large, except in the case of grain whisky, and that can be taken over by the Government for munition purposes. We think you should support Mr. Oliver's suggestion.

[Of course we support it. We made it a year ago. What we do not support is the suggestion that we should be grudging and timorous in our policy of " Down Glasses."—ED. Spectator.]