17 SEPTEMBER 1943, page 12

Sit,—miss Starkie's Quotations From Thomas Mann's...

show admirably the mind of normal right-wing Prussianised Germany, but are somewhat unjust to Thomas Mann himself. They do not mention his conversion. He started as a right-wing......

Sta,—the Letter From Mr. R. Merton Seems To Suggest That

the "moral insanity of the German people " which started the war in 1939 was economic, due to the Treaty of Versailles and in some way or other the fault of -the victorious......

Snt,—in Your Issue Of September Toth Mr. Merion Says That

" Hitler established his power ' leg ally' only after having created the excuse for banishing the about 8o Communists from the derisive [?misprint for 'decisive') Reichstag......

• Srr,—i Think My Disagreement With "r. Merton " Is

perhaps less fundamental than he imagines. I believe that good economics come out of a human being with good intentions, rather than good intentions coming out from satisfactory......

Sit,—i Doubt Whether Anyone Has Had A Better Opportunity For

forming a judgement on this problem than Professor Karl Barth, and, while it is being discussed, it is worth while taking note of his considered estimate (in his letter to the......

Germany As A Human Problem " .

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sta,—I wonder whether many of your readers disliked Phyllis Bottome's article in your issue of September 3rd as violently as I did—not all, but much of it.......