19 JANUARY 1945, page 13

What The Soldier Thinks

S1R,— Perhaps he thinks in terms of Byron: "When a maa hath no freedom to fight for at home, Let him combat for that of his neighbours, Let him think of the glories of Greece......

Family Allowances

Sta,—The Government scheme for family allowances which is shortly to be embodied in legislation has been widely and rightly welcomed. But there-are certain weaknesses in the......

The Temper Of Europe

SIR, —In his article about " The Temper of Europe," " Viator " expresses great concern about young people in occupied countries because the resistance to the Germans has made......

London And Lublin

Sta,—The Spectator has accustomed us to such a fair and balanced pre- sentation of the Polish case that your comments in the last issues have come as a painful surprise. I would......

The Palestine Mandate

SIR, —As Mrs. Maude Royden Shaw is of opinion that " the interpreta- tion by the Zionist of the words 'national home' into ' Jewish Common- wealth' has no ground whatever, in......