FRANCE AND THE SPANISH FRONTIER
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sta,—Monsieur Bayet's letter from Paris is timely. When are we going to face the truth in this country There is a tenseness beneath the surface for those who care for England, the fear, not of external aggression, but of treachery from the Right. When our. " leaders " express themselves, we waste our best energies in trying to sort out their half-truths from their lying. silences. Are the. dominant factors in the Government's policy : _(a) Mr. Chamberlain's personal position, (b) the class interests of a small minority, (c) the election prospects of the Conservative Party ? Is there a majority of honest Englishmen in the ranks of Conservative Yes-men ready to set England and true national unity above party interests ?
A grossly unfair picture. I hope so. Mr. Chamberlain is playing for time and no responsible government, not even the inept opposition, could have acted very differently. Perhaps. We rank and file are ignorant. But a general must not merely deserve trust—he must inspire am, Sir, &c.,
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