1 JULY 1943, page 14

The Gettysburg Speech

SIR,—Your review of Mr. Sandburg's Storm Over the Land is in error in saying that the words of Lincoln's Gettysburg speech have been " mutilated " by him. There are three......

The Declining Population

Sta,—I am glad to reply to Mrs. Sykes who asks an explanation why an increase in the birth-rate is essential. From the point of view of this country it isn't. Wit . taker's......

The Doctor's Pay

SIR,—Your correspondents talk of bringing the topic of the doctor's pay "down to brass tacks," so may I, a mere layman who counts a number- of doctors among his intimate-......

Country Life

WE all know how unwise it is to generalise about England, so various are " the coloured counties." It would seem to most of us that this year, at any rate, we could all safely......

Censorship In Eire

Sur,—Mr. M. O'Brien's comparison between Eire and other neutral countries greatly assists the argument of my article. He refers to an article in The Times about a country which......