13 FEBRUARY 1915, page 16

Bacon On Sea Power. [to Ma Edit= Or Me "srearrron."1

Sin,—What is the exact meaning of Bacon's femme remark that " to be master of the sea is an abridgement of a monarchy," quoted in your issue of February 6th P The general sense......

!to T. Eon . Os Or Ms . .arscrsvol., Stit,—l Notice In One

of our papers a piece copied from the Spectator saying that the Government of the United States was trying to favour Germany. I am a travelling man and go over various States of......

"noscititil A Booms."

[TO me Emma or ma "Srsamor."] Sin,--A few days ago the Morning Post published the pro- gramme of an organization calling itself (if my memory serves me) the "Union of Democratic......

The National Reserve.

[To me Emma or ma °Creamy."] Snt,—May I raise a plea P A large number of National Reserve men are scattered throughout Territorial units now serving at home. These men have, by......

What Constitutes A State?

fro sea Emma or sae "SPECTS708.°) Sra,—The sentiment, or let use say the principle, that " Stone walls do not a city make," that men (Wen), the citizens, make the city, is older......

America And The War.

[To ran Emma or Ter "srecrams..9 Ste,—The writer has just returned from a trip across the United States, and thought possibly year readers might be interested in a few lines......