Sir,—neither Sir Robert Greig, Nor Mr. Sitwell, Nor Any Of
your other correspondents, it seems to me, has hit upon the shortest way to " please the Americans," if they must be pleased. I have known a good many dozen Britons who have......
— I Have Just Read The Letter Of " A Berkshire
Curate." May I, as a try rector of many years' experience, add my witness to his ny? There is hardly anything to which country people of all ees more readily pay deference and......
May I Remind Him That There Is Very Much To
be learned from the past ; nothing whatever from the future? Moreover, the state of the world today (for which, of course, those now alive are responsible) hardly justifies his......
Snt,—from The Silence Of Your Readers On The Subject, I
can only con- clude that the " Harold Nicolson." whose weekly comments are among the best and most enjoyable of Spectator features, is not identical with the Honourable Harold......
Stu,—i Should Like To Raise A Small Point In Extension
to Sir Robert Greig's suggestion about the suspension of title-making. After the last war an order was allotted to my company, and one member eventually was chosen for it. I do......
Ste,—may I Tell You A True Story Which Throws An
interesting light on the value attached to " Esq." by the electorate? Some years before the war a vacancy for a rural district councillor occurred in a certain parish. There......
The State And The Coal Mines
gr te SIR, — In your note on " Labour's Plan for Coal Production in issue of May 8th you state that " The coalmining industry, handica as it still is by a multiplicity of owners......
Snobbery And Titles
have just read and enjoyed the letter froni Mr. Lionel James on bbery and titles. He has spared your readers what I think is the cal conclusion of his trend of thought. Why......
Sta,—mr. C. A. Weekes, In Your Issue Of May 8th
asks leave to " recall to some of your correspondents that Rome at her best, e.g., under Augustus, could find no better title for him than—' God.' " I will not attempt to......
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