12 SEPTEMBER 1935, page 18

" Barbarous Abyssinia" [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

gua,—That Abyssinia is not as civilised as the Western nations of Europe is undisputed, but that she is as savage and lawless as the Italians would like to make others believe......

In Praise Of Poland [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

SIR,—Having just returned from a visit to Poland, I am wondering why that country has received so little attention from English travellers. At the risk of making mistakes due to......

The American Language [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]...

should be ungrateful indeed if I did not thank Mr. Alistair Cooke for his generous review of my Dictionary of Modern' American Usage. If I offer a comment on one of his......

[to •the Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sin,—In your " News, of the Week ". you, refer to the Pope as an Italian Pope. May remind you that the Pope is not an Italian national but the sovereign ruler of an indepen-......

The Pope And The Crisis [to The Editor Of The - Spectator.]

SIR,—If the " sentimental ideal " expressed in my letter on the above subject in your issue of a fortnight • ago is worth pursuing may I, in reply to Mr. Barry's letter, suggest......