22 MARCH 1940, page 21

Did Hitler Expect War ?

Sta,—The letter of Mr. N. G. S. Corbett taking exception to a statement in the previous issue of The Spectator to the effect that Herr Hitler neither expected nor desired war......

Banned Music

Slit,—In his article " Herr Schmidt on Culture " your music critic refers to a German broadcast in which it was suggested that England had banned performances of Wagner's music.......

German Potatoes Sta,—inside Information As To The...

of Germany is naturally of great interest and value. It will therefore probably be a little disconcerting to a whole-hogger patriot to note from page 352 of last week's......

Invaded Britain

Sia,—In the article entitled " Invaded Britain," in your issue of January 9th, the author writes: " Legend declares that the enemy were frightened by a distant view of......

Unfinished Victory "

Slu,—Twenty-two years ago, as a young soldier just back from France, I voted Labour not because I took any interest in home politics, but solely because I was revolted by the......

The Nightmare " Of Office

SIR, —Mr. Harold Nicolson, in his interesting "People and Things " of last week, tells us that his fantasy of becoming Prime Minister is a "day-dream." . . . Surely this is a......