America and the Festival
Snt,—Whelher the Festival of Britain is the result of homintan confttsio or Dei providemia, whether it is a good thing or bad, is not for the outsider to decide I think the idea conveyed by your correspondent from Maine, in the Spectator of November 24th. of an American nation writhing under the impact of taxes levied to help to defend Britain, loath to discontinue its " high standard of living," prevented from visiting England next yea; on account of "the dismay and distaste with which they regard the Festival,' represents a badly distorted picture. As that correspondent has pointed out himself, "it would seem ungracious and un-cricket to refer in thought or letter to the part played by American dollars in this now-heralded economic security."
Sensible people in this country, I am certain, will not be affected by such a Festival one way or another. To visit Britain will always be a privilege. Numerous letters written by our young students who are now enrolled at British universities and art schools testify to that.—Yours
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