21 AUGUST 1915, page 15

Germany's Long Preparation. [to The Editor Op The...

thanks of all students of history are due to Mr. James M. Beck for the skill with which he elicited the information steennutrized by " Americanus " in your article of August......

The Turning•point In Germany's History.

[To THE EDITOR Op TICE "SPECTATOR. ..] SIR, —In your issue of August 7th Mr. Sidney Whitman takes me to task for stating in my article under the above beading, published by you......

Why Holland Is Neutral.

ero TIM EDITOR or TION " SrECTATOLn Stn, — A certain amount of attention has been attracted in this country by an article published in the August Fortnightly under the title of......

The Problem Of Public Assistance.

[To TEE EDITOR ON THE "SPECTATOR."' SIR,—While it is true, as your correspondent "Poor Law Official" (Spectator, August 7th) points out, that one of the effects of giving......