27 JUNE 1908, Page 29

(To TRH EDITOR OF THE " spite:v.1.011.'1

Sin,—Your correspondent " T. M." writes : "The contributory scheme of Mr. Chamberlain, in the competition of party polities, is now fallen into the background" (Spectator, June 20th). No one would imagine from this that Mr. Chamberlain himself put it in the background. Speaking in the House of Commons, March 22nd, 1899, be said it was agreed that "we must put aside at once any further attempt to secure compulsory contributions from the working classes."