15 JANUARY 1943, page 12

The Warsaw Ghetto

Sut,—Miss Olive Bennett calls Mr. Harold Nicolson "a propagandist" who "stretches the bounds of human credulity" in saying that 433,0 00 Warsaw Jews have been "congregated in a......

The Essex Prophecy

Sm,—The prophecy quoted by W. E. Bromel is remarkable indeed, especially in its language, which is modern English and cannot date to within 50 years of the death of Chaucer. Are......

German Cruelty Sm,—as A Constant Reader For Many Years Of

The Spectator, I think Mr. Nicolson's view is unnecessarily generous. I think the facts, eon- sinuously confirmed confirmed by official statements ' given by war correspondents,......

Newton's Theology

Sul,—A further fact about the adjective Arian, unknown to many lay folk and some clergy, is that the second syllable of the name of the heretic Arius is long. The word......

Religion In The Schools

SIR, —Since Lord David Cecil accepts the view as to the teachers which I expressed m the closing paragraph of my letter, but for which I had not written, it is needless to argue......

A World Air Force?

Sus,—The contributor to your issue of January 8th who poses this question seems to presuppose an entirely new organisation to police the world against aggressors after the war.......

Weygand And . Vichy

Sta,—On the facts Mr. Harold Nicolson is certainly right in doubting the story that the Archduke Maximilian was General Weygand's father. But there is more than "some foundation......

Sir J. J. Thomson Sm,—as One Who Has Long Treasured

the saying (quoted from memory) of Sir J. J. Thomson, "Though science is for ever drawing back the curtain, so that half-wonders disappear, the wonder still remains," confess to......

The County Badge Scheme

Sul,—Professor Julian Huxley evidently does not bring to his pronounce- ments on education the accuracy which distinguishes his scientific work. In your issue of January 1st he......