29 MARCH 1940, page 19

England And Britain

SIR, —When an Englishman uses the term " England " where the whole island of Britain is obviously intended, we Scots, being tolerant, merely shrug our shoulders and, while......

The Future Of Humanism

SIR,—Canon Barry shows himself a most kind and sympathetic critic towards a little book with which he could not be expected to agree. I write not to controvert any of his views,......

The Banned Area Of Scotland

SIR,—In The Spectator of March t5th, " Janus," commenting upon the banned area of Scotland, states that talk on this question is being a great deal over-done. As a resident in......

Federal Union

SIR,—Your second article on Federal Union emphasises by implication how curiously remote the overwhelmingly compli- cated problems of federation are from the particular problem......

Collecting Waste Paper

SIR, We have just finished our waste paper collection ; it cost nothing, and we have got 35s. with which to provide comforts for our soldiers, so we thought perhaps our experi-......