17 AUGUST 1912, page 13

The National Reserve—a Suggestion. [to Tyr Editor Or The "

SPECTATOR."' Srn,—In order to promote the efficiency of the National Reserve I would suggest that officers might be allowed to attend courses at schools of instruction such as......

The Home Rule Bill.

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."' SIR, — There is no more probable method of stumbling into a civil war in Ireland than the persistent belief of both parties that the other......

The Landlord And The Wage-earner.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] Srn,—Mr. Buchanan asks how be can retrench in order to meet taxation without injuring others. The answer surely is that he cannot do so, but......

[to The Editor Op The "spectator. "]

Snt,—Working among the masses, one finds that the constant struggle for existence leaves them little scope for ideals of any sort, which might stir up their patriotism or their......

An Imperial Loan. [to The Editor Op The "spzerszos."]...

may care to print the following extracts from a letter which I have lately received from a foreign correspondent, a staunch friend of England, who enjoys exceptional oppor-......