17 SEPTEMBER 1943, Page 12

Sta,—The letter from Mr. R. Merton seems to suggest that

the "moral insanity of the German people " which started the war in 1939 was economic, due to the Treaty of Versailles and in some way or other the fault of -the victorious Allies. Could Mr. Merton please explain what caused the moral insanity of the German people which was the cause of