Snt,—The article Pays de Mission?, written by Canon Roger Lloyd,
which you published on May 30th, is of considerable interest to all who are studying current French history. It is, no doubt, an admirable summary of the book written by two French priests, but the reference to the French Christian Workers' Unions needs further explanation. Canon Lloyd suggests that these unions were "hewn " from the "rock," about ten years old, known as the Jociste Movement. The truth is that these unions are at least forty or fifty years old. They are mainly composed of Roman Catholic workers. The approximate numbers of the members of the trade unions within the Confederation Generale du Travail are authoritatively stated to be about 6,000,000 and of the so-called Christian Workers' Unions between 700,000 and 800,000, at the present time.—I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Maresfield, Yateley, Camberley, Surrey. B. S. TOWNROE.
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