UNDERPAID PROFESSIONS SIR,—The article by Mr. Anderson on the bank
man and the feathers by which this 'bird' can be recognised is both interesting and true. By far the most important and most con- troversial aspect of the man is the unquestion- ing loyalty with which he is credited.
As a member of the banking fraternity, 1 would yield to no one in my loyalty to the bank which employs me, but, like thousands of others, 1 would yield to no one my right as a free man in a free society to join a trade union.
There is no conflict of loyalty here. All that the issue shows is that bank men and women, more than any other class in the community, are terribly confused in their analysis of the word 'loyalty.' Loyalty is a very fine attribute, but it must be reasonable and must be balanced. Surely no employer worthy of respect would suggest that it should be blind. —Yours faithfully, B. H. CUMMINS 13 The Homing, Meadowlands, Cambridge
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