[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sra,-- - ---Eveiy Scotsman should feel
grateful to you for thh article written by Mr. G. M. Thomson which appeared in last week's issue. The case against the site proposed by the Trustees is put clearly and concisely. A wrong decision now will affect generations to come, and it is highly important that all Scotsmen (not Edinburgh people alone, for this iS a National Library) " should understand the situation and should make their voice heard against the decision of the Trustees.
The Architectural Association have so far been the principal opponents to the Trustees' scheme. Public opinion is, however, crystallizing, but if it is to be any use must become more articulate very soon, as the Bill for a Provisional Order is to be before Parliament very soon. If the architects' opposition is the only one, it might be suspected that their aims are not entirely altruistic, although personally I aril certain that they have the public weal at heart.
Might it be too much to appeal, through your columns, to all public bodies in Scotland to master the essential facts of the case, and pass resolutions disapproving of the Trustees' site, and send these on as quickly as possible to the Secretary, the Cockburn Association, Edinburgh, without delay? Edin- burgh Town Council are to consider such similar action at an early meeting, and will no doubt decide to present a reasoned case against the Trustees' proposed site. Other organizations in Edinburgh are, I understand, proposing to take similar action. Yours is a national journal, circulating freely in Scotland, and I feel you can be of great assistance to Scotland in opening your columns for views on this important question.—I- am, Sir, &c.,
KINLOCH ANDERSON.
14 George Street, Edinburgh.
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