.Centers fo the Editor
SCOTTISH CONSPIRACY SIR,—My purpose in taking part in this correspondence, arising from Compton Mackenzie's recent article on the above sub- ject, is most certainly not to condone, in any way whatever, acts of violence, but to call attention in this instance to the root cause of the trouble. After all that is what matters most.
Surely the most pertinent questions arising out of this business are: Do the Scots have legitimate grievances ? Do their grievances, in other words, have sufficient foundation in fact ? Have these grievances been aired through the proper channels ? Have they received adequate consideration ?
With his intimate knowledge of informed Scottish opinion and aspirations, Sir William _ Hamilton Fyfe, must know the answers to these questions, yet he prefers to hold his peace on these matters, which are not irrelevant. He should know that the present widespread discontent in Scotland is not con- fined to a minority of irresponsible youths but, on the contrary, is felt by eminent men in all walks of life, Sir Cbmpton Mackenzie being no exception.
English people, in general, are at present unaware of how much lies behind the present agitation and what precisely it is that so many Scots seek. In this connection the Spectator i6 to be complimented for publishing Sir Compton Mackenzie's able and informative . article. Such an opportunity for expressing Scottish opinion seldom occurs,
Is not they appointment of a Royal Com- mission on Scottish Affairs a very significant one ? Is it not equally significant that Lord Balfour, the chairman, during a public session of the Commission, should compliment the Scottish Covenant Association on its written memorandum of evidence ? He said that it was one of " the most constructive and detailed memoranda " submitted to the Com- mission and he asked the Association to amplify it with a further tnemorandum.— Yours faithfully,
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