23 MARCH 1945, page 13

The San Francisco Conference

Slit,—May I point out in reply to Dr. David Thomson that it is only on matters of procedure that the agreement of at least two of the smaller numbers of the Council of the World......

The Problem Of Lay J.p.s Sm,—let Us Have Stipendiaries Or

let us have lay benches, but not I combination of both, reducing the lay justice, as at Quarter SessionS, to mere surplusage. Attend to the theorists, and which of our......

Coalowners And Coal Plan Stn,—in The Spectator Of March...

under " Coalowners and Coal Plan," your correspondent Mr. Cecil F. Pike writes: "Under any cir- cumstandes the 'Foot Plan' would be infinitely better than the miners'......

A German Schemer

Stn,—As one who has close business and personal ties with the Argentine, I read with the greatest interest Mr. Brandt's article in your issue of March 9th on "A German Schemer."......

Cost Of Living Sut,—i Notice In Your Issue Of Last

week Flying Officer Krammer calls in question my statement that, as far as can be seen, the Cost of Living Index figure will be lower in the years after this war than it was in......

Mr. Hudson's Economics

as reported, the Minister of Agriculture stated in Manchester on the 6th instant that dear food need not be a menace to our citizens with prudent legislation, he is only......