15 AUGUST 1941, Page 13

"PRO AND CON LORD WOOLTON "

I can quite sympathise with Mrs. Smee, for we had to go out potatoes for two days, an almost seismic occurrence, for toes—like the poor—have always been with us (would that there d be no poor even for two days!). May I just point out that 40,000 tons of potatoes would only give every person 2 lbs. of toes, and if really our stock were down to such a low level, I the Ministry were wise in putting us to inconvenience for days and adhering to their policy to maintain some stock in of emergency. It is, I think, no breach of confidence to state the Ministry do keep in reserve for any emergency much larger ks than this of most commodities.—Yours, &c., -