18 MAY 1929, Page 18

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

Snt,—May I state briefly that my letter was neither in defence of social conditions in this country, nor of Miss Mayo's book. It was, rather, a protest against the light treatment by the reviewer of certain evils in India for which there is only too much authoritative evidence. I agree that comparisons of East and West are useless, but facts must surely be faced

there as well as here.—! am, Sir, &c., A. R. CAToN.