THE DISCIPLINE OF THE GUARDS.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,.—May I also be allowed to add to your criticism of November 15th on .4 Private in the Guards I had the privi- lege of joining the Brigade of Guards (during the war, Guards Division), having previously served with a Line regiment, and although I was intimately acquainted with officers and men in several units, I never once heard of a private soldier being struck by a N.C. officer. Per contra, it is obvious that the work of the Guards Division and the maintenance of the highest standard of discipline in supremely difficult conditions could only have been the result of a type of training which urged everybody to do his best. Would bullied men have with- stood the Hun in March, 1918, or have captured the Canal du Nord, Hindenburg Line, in September ? I protest, in the words of Mr. Paley, who is uow being read by some young Guardsmen for "Little Go," that Mr. Graham's statement is " contrary to experience." Will not other authors give the public an opportunity of seeing from behind the scenes what happened and what happens now in the Brigade of Guards ?- I am, Sir, &c., TWENTY MONTHS WESTERN FRONT.
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