28 APRIL 1939, page 20

American History In Schools

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR, — Two incidents have recently confirmed my opinion that our schools are seriously neglecting a very important subject— the history of the......

Lord Rothermere's Predictions

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—The comments in your columns on Lord Rothermere's recent book, Warnings and Predictions, imply that their writers have not read the volume......

Major Road Ahead

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—A member of the Government is reported to have said, "halt, major road ahead." These words were addressed to a member of a neighbouring......

Mr. Chamberlain's Leadership

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—The more one thinks about it the more one realises how much the international situation has deteriorated since Mr. Chamberlain became Prime......

Are Statisticians Liars?

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—Mr. Worsnop is mistaken in thinking that the figures he quotes about the average age at death of total abstainers and of moderate and heavy......