12 NOVEMBER 1910, page 16

Conscription Or Universal Service?

[To ma EDITOR OF TIM "EPRCTATOR."1 SIR,—At a time when universal service is often spoken of as conscription, it may be allowable to submit definitions of each —on approval.......

Women And The Suffrage.

[To au Enrros or Tax "SPECTATOR:I see that in your issue of the 5th inst. you quote the figures given by Mrs. Humphry Ward as to the results of a postcard canvass on woman......

"a Quaker Post-bag."

[To TIER EDITOR Or TIER "EPECTATOR."11 SIR,—I have before me your interesting review in last week's issue of "A Quaker Post-bag," in which, however, there are one or two points......

The Descendants Of John Of Gaunt.

[To Tag EDITOR Or TIER "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Your reviewer of the Life of Cardinal Pole (Spectator, November 5th) is in error in stating that Margaret Beaufort was the sole......

Wordsworth And The Stanza "small Service Is True Service."

[To Tan EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR." SIE,—The quatrain on the daisy and its shadow protecting the lingering dewdrop from the sun—referred to by Mx. Lionel Tollemache in his......

Subterranean Passages.

[To TER EDITOR OF SRN " SPECTATOR." SIR,—May not the existence or non-existence of subterranean passages in ancient fortresses be largely due to the geological formation of the......