14 MAY 1942, Page 13

Stu,—I should like to raise a small point in extension

to Sir Robert Greig's suggestion about the suspension of title-making.

After the last war an order was allotted to my company, and one member eventually was chosen for it. I do not know how universal that practice was, but I do feel that it woula be most difficult now to choose which of our 1,600 workers should receive a decoration more than the others. It would obviously be unfair to decorate one of the direc- tors, however meritorious they may be, as they are quite valueless without the support of those below them. I seriously suggest that if it is decided once again to award industrial decorations, they should be given to firms,