ENGLAND AND THE ENGLISH.
Sir,—lt is surprising that a very short 'letter signed "Progress" in the lle It AM) two weeks since should call forth'so much discussion arid provide a striking example of the difficulty of correcting undent error, especially if national vanity is iit' volved. And how prone peoplo are to forget the simple question at issue and raise others. The plea for correction of the error has been clearly and strongly urged by several correspondents, white the sticklers for its retention have said it does not matter and that it is justifiable because the English are so much more numerous than the other parties to the treaty of union. They claim authoi ity from the alleged fact that eight out of every ten recruits for the Great War were English. It would be interesting to find out how many were of Scottish, Irish and Welsh descent. • As I said in a previous letter, we are all somewhat mongrel, and racial characteristics need not be considered in this discussion, but I hope the newspapers and public services will show the way. Progress.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19567, 21 February 1927, Page 8
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