3 MAY 1935, Page 21

A CONGRESS OF WRITERS

• [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] Sin,—An International Congress of Writers will open in Paris on June 3rd. Its purpose is to discuss and initiate measures for the maintenance of cultural freedom in view of the dangers which threaten it in a number of countries today ; and, as regards writers specifically, to elucidate the conditions most favourable to literary creation. An invitation to the Congress is issued by the French Committee to all writers who support these objects in principle. Will all writers who are interested write to the secretaries of the English Organizing Committee at the address below ?

AMABEL WILLIAMS-ELLIS. EGGELL RICKWORD.

9 Johri.Sticd, Acklphi, London, W.C. 2.