SONGS OF THE EMPIRE
[To the Editor of Tim SPECTATOR.] Sin,—As one ponders over the problem of Empire, one's mind turns naturally to the children, the leaders of tomorrow, and the importance of the songs they sing. It was Dean - Inge, I think, who said that only those elements of a philosophy live which find expression in poetry. Is it not also true that poetry has greatest power when it finds its way into song ? Would the poetry of Isaiah be as much a part of us as it is had there been no Handel ?
The thought leads one to hope that in the search for a new philosophy of Empire we may discover new Empire songs. The songs should ring with that loyalty to " Eternal Standards " which the British people cherish, and in which the solidarity not only of the Empire but of humanitY can be secure.—Faithfully yours, A. H. MCGREER,
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