The Passion For Conifers [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]
SIR, —Lovers of the Lake District who are opposed to the activities of the Forestry Commission in that region have not infrequently been told that they are judging the......
Flogging As A Punishment
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR, —Only the future can show whether the recent Mayfair floggings can produce upon their victims results beneficial or otherwise, but beyond......
Mass-book And Covenant [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]...
Rose Macaulay is certainly in error when she quotes Bishop Forbes of Edinburgh in favour of the view that Mass and Holy Communion are only two names for the same thing. Bishop......
Germany And Austria [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]
SIR,—Nearly the whole Press of Britain is loud this week in its condemnation of Hitler's action in Austria. But surely there is some flaw in a philosophy that leads us to......
Fitness And Compulsion [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]...
Fitness, in the sense in which it is used, is not a para- mount necessity." Nevertheless, it will probably be a decisive factor in any future war. The fitness which is barely......