31 JULY 1915, Page 13

ARISTOTLE ON THE WAR. [To TEN EDITOR OF TR) "

SrEoTAToa."]

Sin,—Can our view be put better than in the following words ?—

" Nobody chooses warring for warring's sake or gets up a war. For such an one would seem to be a thoroughly bloodstained creature,—to make enemies of friends so that battles and carnage might be created."