14 FEBRUARY 1920, page 11

Mandatory And Mandated?

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—Dr. Stanton's appeal to " literary experts " on this subject makes it rather difficult for an ordinary individual with no such......

Miners And The State.

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.") Sie.—In an article by Mr. Frank Hodges. Secretary of the Miners' Federation, in the Labour Press, he states that the nationalization of......

State Exports Of Coal

(To THE Enrroa Or THE " SPECTATOR.") Sus,—There is one point in connexion with nationalization which does not appear to have received the attention its im- portance merits. It......

State Purchase Of The Liquor Trade.

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR-"l Sm.,—You will have noticed with what unanimity clergy and ministers of Carlisle have put on record their hope that the work of the Liquor......

[to The Editor Or The " Spectator."]

Snt—The original meaning of " mandator " is so ugly and ill-omened in Latin that we may well shrink from ringing changes on made-up modern derivatives from it, though it is......