Sta,—Which, in war-time, is the more important office—Lord Chancellor or
Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean? A distinguished Catholic admiral, Sir Henry Harwood, K.C.B., &c., of ' Graf Spec' fame, has held the latter command (so near the Vatican, too 1) up to a few weeks ago, . when ill-health compelled him to haul down his flag. He could have lost the war for us at any time. The same could hardly be said for the occupant of the Woolsack. But forsooth to that office a Catholic, like Lord Greene, must not aspire! And we are fighting for religioui freedom and tolerance!
Catholics number about t per ccnt, of our population, though they outnumber all non-Catholic Christian sects in the world. Of some 63 V.C.s awarded in this war, Catholics have gained r61—Yours, &c.,
Burford House, Derby Road, Caversham, Berks.
J. H. MALONE.
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