THE OLD, OLD STORY
Sut,—I wonder whether Mr. Zilliacus and his friends are aware of how much they add to the tedium of this most tedious of epochs. Of course, he and his friends have visited Eastern Europe. Of course, they have found everything perfect there. Of course, the Governments installed there are entirely democratic and of course America is responsible for
whatever is too awkward in the policy and character of the Kremlin for even Mr. Zilliacus to gloss over. But, Sir, why should we have to be informed of all of this? We take it all for granted. We knew it before Mr. Zilliacus started. We know that he and his friends are not Communists and that it is a pure coincidence that their policy and pronouncements are indistinguishable from those of the Communists, ' and—dear Heaven!—how well we know that Mr. Stalin desires only peace with the British Empire! So did the late Fiihrer. It is quite unnecessary to have recourse to print to tell us what we already know so very well and in accents with which we are so very familiar. Can we not for once—and to our infinite relief—take it all as Red?—I am,
Carlton Club, S.W. r.
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