PEACE WITH JUSTICE
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR]
am deeply grateful to you for your attitude durin' g the recent crisis. There is, however, one major point which I would ask you to reconsider. In a footnote to a letter in a recent issue you stated that you preferred " peace with dishonour in view of the appalling consequences of war." Could we not agree that peace and war are merely means to an end, not ends in themselves ; that war is not the ultimate evil ; and that until we love justice more than we love peace we can never secure true peace ? " Peace with honour " is a phrase which may be misconstrued ; the meaning of " Peace with justice " should be clear to all.—Your obedient servant,
98 Palace Gardens Terrace, W. 8. HUMPHREY PAKINGTON.
[The footnote, necessarily brief, was perhaps too summary a reply to a query whether we desired " War With Honour." .There is, of course, much more to be said than that.—En. The Spectator).
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