MILITARY POSTERS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—I enclose herewith a photograph showing an example of the disfigurement of rural scenes in Wirral by ugly tin posters issued for the purpose of stimulating recruiting. Such posters are highly to be commended when displayed in suitable places, but they have been nailed recently to. roadside trees in Cheshire, and constitute a serious offence to the eyes of persons capable of appreciating rustic beauty.
Could not the recruiting authorities be induced to remove the offending posters from our country roads and lanes, and to restrict the display of them to hoardings, police and railway stations, labour exchanges, and so forth, where they would be of some use and would offend nobody ?—I am, Sir, &c., Vulcan Street Mills, Liverpool.
[We entirely agree with our correspondent. The photograph he sends, which depicts a garish tin poster nailed to a tree in an otherwise completely unspoiled landscape, convicts the recruiting authorities of being guilty of a gross breach of taste. The proper places for the erection of such posters are clearly defined.—En. Spectator.]
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