21 NOVEMBER 1903, Page 28

GERMANY AND THE STEEL INDUSTRY. [To THE EDITOR OF THE

"SPECTATOR.") SIR,—The replies of Mr. Scarf and of "Galvaniser" (Spectator, November 14th) to the letters of Mr. Ellis seem to come to this : that as their own trades are not yet affected, things are all right. I would ask them what reason they have to anticipate more favour than that offered by the Cyclops to Ulysses, that he should be eaten up last, after all his fellows :— " viqurrov flopas AeTa ors tretpour Tabs S'elhhous irpoo-3er Tdae Tot tesvirow feral."

"J. M. N." (in the same issue) does not appear to know the difference between a foundry and a steelworks. As yet the competition in cast-iron has not been serious.—