10 SEPTEMBER 1932, page 15

Ireland And The Oath [to The Editor Of The Srectatoa.1

SIR,—In your issue of August 20th under note, "Ireland," you say that men of the Army Comrades' Association "took once an oath of loyalty to the King." May I ask your authority......

-road And Rail [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

Sin,—Mr. E. T. Good does much less than justice to the report of Sir Arthur Salter's Road-Rail Conference. Sir Arthur and his eight colleagues were not asked to deal with road......

Polar Sacrifice - [to The Editor Of The Spectator.1 Sir,—am

I right inassuming that the figure, five thousand, given by Dr. Mill in his admirable article on Polar Sacrifice last week as the number of people killed on our roads every......

Reader's Query

Is there a quick way of becoming a modern poet ? If there is, I should very much like to know it. Are there, for instance, any "Poetry Schools" Where they teach one the rules......

The Problem Of Suffering [to The Editor Of The Seecm-ron.]

SIR,—May I be permitted a word in reply to Mr. Warner's suggestive and friendly criticism of my recent article on "Suffering in the Old Testament " ? Many aspects of the problem......

The Habits Of Bathers [to The Editor Of The Spectator.]

SIS,—Your contributor on the subject of "The Habits of Bathers" puts the case for unconventionality very guardedly —some of us might feel even too guardedly. May a couple of......