Snt,—I am among those who think Sir James Grigg was
unwise to withhold from ABCA the pamphlet which Sir William Beveridge wrote for it on his report. For since when must citizens refrain from discussing till the Commons has debated? And ours is a citizen army. Were it not, ABCA would rot exist.
But let's give the devil his due. ABCA is a War Office creation, strongly supported from its inception (unless I'm much mistaken) by Sir James Grigg himself. In this respect the War Office far outstrips the Navy and Air Force. The subjects ABCA has discussed are numerous and enlightened. Having attended some "talks" I can testify to their radical character. The pamphlets issued are available to the Navy and Air Force, but their number circulating in those Services compared with those among the army is extremely small; which is something of a pity. Sir Archibald Sinclair and Mr. A. V. Alexander might ponder taking a leaf from the War Office's book. If ABCA is good for soldiers, it is equally good for airmen and sailors. It is on them all that our lives depend now, and, when the war is over, much of the future of this country and the world at large.—Yours, Ste., J. L. HODSON. Author's Club, S.W.I.
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