7 NOVEMBER 1903, Page 32

"DUMPING."

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."]

SIR,—Your definition in the Spectator of October 24th of the "question - begging" term " dumping " reminds me of Bentha.m's of the word "speculative,"—" an epithet in use among official persons for the condemnation of whatsoever proposition is too adverse to private interest not to be hated, and at the same time too manifestly true to be denied."—I am,