24 JULY 1936, page 20

Preparation For War

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Many correspondents have expressed their views in your columns on the above question : some for, some against such preparation. If only we......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sin,—not Even...

be omniscient, as, being one, I know. In an article on• the Civil List last week—which, if I may say so, weakened a good cause • by contemptuous reference to persons obviously......

Sir,—i Think " Sejanus " Meant To Be Friendly In

his comment on the great Albert Hall meeting ; but on two points he laid himself open to misunderstanding. What did he mean by ." American mechanism " and why did he think that......

[to The Editor Of The Spectator.] Sir,110* Differenili...

words sound to' different ears. In your 'correspondent'snecount of the Oxford Group meeting at the Albeit Hall, he_states, " not a definite word. as . spoken." And yet the......

The Bryant Appeal [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sin,—In the House of Commons on Thursday afternoon, July 16th, Sir John Simon said : " I ascertained from the Lord Chief Justice that he and the other Judges sitting in .the......

The Civil List [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Snt,—I have read your leading article " The Civil List with much melancholy enjoyment. The general attitude towards art and the artist is so succinctly summarised. Herein lies......