THE WHITE PAPER.
[To TEE EDITOR OF TER "82ZOTAT01."1 SIR,—A paragraph appeared in the Press not long ago stating that the British Government White Paper containing correspondence relating to the European crisis was to be issued through the post offices at ld. per copy. I asked for confirma- tion of this from Messrs. Wyman and Sons, the Government publishers, and though Messrs. Wyman did not specifically confirm the statement, they asked me to send a remittance with my order. I sent them a cheque to pay for four thousand oopies, which I intended to distribute amongst the clergymen of all the churches in Scotland. Through one of the type- writing agencies here I am having wrappers prepared, but now I learn that after all the White Paper is not to be had under 9d. a copy! It is surely to be regretted that an important document like this should not be made available at a popular [We are whole-heartedly with our correspondent. If the Press Bureau would do a little more work of this kind, and a little less in the way of mechanical censorship, we should have a much better informed public opinion.—En. Spectator.]
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