29 DECEMBER 1939, page 20

Is Britain Too Lenient ?

Sta,—Many people are seriously asking this question—not without reason, as there is a good deal to suggest that we are fighting this war with kid gloves on! The mailed fist is......

Ordinands And Military Service

Sta,—As a Deacon ordained since the outbreak of war—at Michaelmas—I was very interested in Mr. Wallace-Hadrill's letter on Ordinands and Military Service. The present scheme has......

A Decline Of Population ?

SIR,—Regarding your reference to " conditions which for some years have indicated a coming decline of population," I beg to submit that you should have said a coming excess of......

Help For Poor Families

SIR,—In your issue of December 1st Mrs. Leigh Clare suggests that readers might adopt a particular family or indi- vidual among the unemployed. A friend of mine, in response to......