LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which jilt treble the spare.]
BREAD AND BARLEY.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."]
Sin,—In your footnote to "John Barleycorn's " letter in your last issue you question the accuracy of his statements. If you inquire at the office of the Food Controller, you will find that on February 9th the manufacture of malt for brewing was pro- hibited; so for the past week or two you have been urging the Government to do something which they have already done.— [We did not challenge the statement. We merely expressed our surprise that the Prime Minister had not already told the public what "John Barleycorn" stated to be the fact. Lord Milner's tardy announcement in the Lords on Tuesday, of course, corro- borates "John Barleycorn." Our wonder at Ministerial ways remains as great as ever.—ED. Spectator.]
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