THE VOICE OF THE MODERATES
[To the Editor of 'rim SPECTATOR.] §1a,-L-The recent Peace Ballot has left all over the country ,,frronps of energetic young and young-minded people with an awakened civic sense and no political organisation to which they care to ally themselves. What is wanted is not a new party, but that the pressure of moderate public opinion should be brought to Lear on the extremists, especially in the very one-sided coast ituencies, both Tory and Labour.
If the often moribund Liberal organisation could attract these new energet is grolips they could make their voice really felt at the next election, by promising support to whichever candidate was out for moderation, peace and progress,: and by reminding their member when elected that he or she owes a duty to the moderate opinion in the constituency. It is pretty generally admitted that the old-fashioned SocialiSts, Whigs and Tories all need reorientation if we arc to make the best of the world as it is, but an organisation is needed in every constituency where people of all three of the Old parties eat) meet and rub off the corners.- Liberals, true to their name, should open their organisations to allinoderates, and drop the old "heresy' hunt. —Yours faithfully,
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