21 OCTOBER 1938, Page 22

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—Surely for a great

journal not only to keep alive, but to fan the war mentality in the nation is to do a disservice, not only to our own, but to every other country in Europe.

Distrust engenders distrust. I am not a " Pacifist," neither am I any relation of the Prime. Minister ! Though I beg to