24 FEBRUARY 1939, page 22

The Defeatists

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sta,—May I reply to Mr. Capper-Johnson? My reference to the Society of Friends was not offensive either in tone or intention: my reference to......

(to The Editor Of The Spectator]

Sta,—Mr. C. E. M. Joad's characteristic, though somewhat facile, analysis of University moods gave many of his readers, I rather suspect, a not unpleasant sensation of "......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator] Sir, —in His Article "

Who are the Defeatists? " in your issue of 3rd inst., Sir Arnold Wilson attributes to Cowper the phrase " forecasting the future of uncertain evils." Did Cowper ever write......

Cynomania

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sta,—Some people love dogs and some do not. Mr. Vulliamy goes too far in calling mere dog-lovers " cynomaniacs ": we are all of us free to......

Leaderless Youth

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—As one of the " leaderless youth " of whom Mr. Joad writes so perceivingly in your issue of February ,7th, I should like to stress the......