SIR,—The Archbishop of Canterbury, at any rate, does not "damn
'the profit-motive' without qualification "; and it is unfair to suggest by implication that he does so (since he is the leading " episcopal " figure who has lately discussed the subject). Before condemning him for what he has not said, you should read his closely argued treatment of the subject in the verbatim report of his Albert Hall speech. He is careful to say that the profit-motive is not bad in itself. I agree. Nor is arsenic. Arsenic even has its limited uses. But we don't leave it lying around for any crank or crook to get hold of.—Yours, &c., THOMAS DRIBERG.
House of Commons.
["Janus " writes: I do not admit the alleged implication. I used the words "episcopal and other denunciations" in my first line, and referred to "damning the profit-motive without qualification" twenty-five lines later. The fact that Dr. Temple does not damn without qualification cannot debar me from referring to people who do.]
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