14 MAY 1942, Page 13

May I remind him that there is very much to

be learned from the past ; nothing whatever from the future? Moreover, the state of the world today (for which, of course, those now alive are responsible) hardly justifies his superior attitude to " the good old times."—Yours truly, R. WHALLEY, Lieut.-Colonel.

The Royal Automobile Club, London, S.W.