FACTS ABOUT OUR ARMY
IR.—May I reply to one phrase in Mr. R. W. Cooper's review of my Bless 'Em All, which concerns my being " shielded by an anony- us pen." Surely Mr. Cooper is aware that serving soldiers, like Civil ants, are not free to express an opinion.
I sincerely wish that there were some method whereby soldiers could forward serious suggestions for Army reform under _their own names th a reasonable chance of their being considered by those in a position snake improvements. But the only method at present is the one I I have adopted: that is to write a simple and sincere book, publish anonymously, with a catchy title and a bright cover to attract the tion of the general public and the generals. It is ridiculous to be this procedure as " playing Hitler's game "; it is just the opposite, considered method of bringing before the public and the authorities views of the rank-and-file, and accelerating the progress towards a to Army. The mounting sales of the first fortnight and the reactions many authorities, from the War Minister downwards, justify to the the course I have taken. I am quite sure that any military reader will only appreciate this point, but sympathise with my procedure what- his opinion of my views.—I am, &c., BOOMERANG. Ci° Martin Secker and Warburg, Limited, 22 Essex Street, Strand, London, W.C. a.
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