10 OCTOBER 1952, Page 16

The Japanese _ SIR,—Those - who remember Japan as our

brave and loyal comrade in the First World War will have read with regret the calumnies directed by Strix against the Japanese people in the Spectator of September 26th. None of the participants in the last war can escape the imputation of wrong-doing; but the time has now come for us to turn our minds from the past and to strive for a better future.— Yours faithfully, R. G. ABERCROMBIE. Rutland Hotel, Glossop Road, Sheffield.