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ye Teason why, in this specific case, he has rallied to the ‘Estab; lishment’s’ side would, I think, provide a clue to its nat affair, and especially to question Mrs, Maclean. It has tu (In any case, I never suggested that Lady Violet Bonh: oat that she (not the popular press) was wrong. °- . #. Carter had had any contact with Lord Beaverbrook, or |... The spread of the ‘Establishment's’ influence is due partly to’ any pressure she brought to bear was successful.) But another, * the increase in the number of official and semi-official bodies— ° clue was provided by Mr. Sparrow, the Warden of All Souls’, - regard the patronage exerted by bodies such as the Arts“. in his letter which was published last week. As Sir Robert ” * Council, the BBC, the British Council and so on with extreme Boothby has pointed out this week, that letter confirmed most suspicion, especially because it is becoming increasingly of what I said. All Souls’ is one of the centres of the ‘Establish- difficult for young writers and artists to cock a snook at them— ment.’ All that is needed now is a piece of homely piety from | and partly to the apparent diminution in the formal powers of ,.Mr. A. L. Rowse and the circus will be complete. iy * the ‘Establishment’ which has made people less suspicious of’ There is, however, one factual answer I would like to give the actual power and influence which its members exercise. It. to Mr. Sparrow. I was careful to say in my piece two weeks ago _ . is Mr, Randolph Churchill's letter which interests me. (Mr,‘-, that it is the traditions as well as the methods of recruitment 5 Connell, if he wishes to understand the genius of the ‘Esta! of the Foreign Office which determine its character. I have. lishment,’ need go no farther than read the ery of pain which’ not his faith in the present methods of recruitment. But even if, $ uttered in a leading article on the Burgess-Maclean afldir Thad, I would still answer that it is what happens to the young 1 : in| a contemporary two weeks ago.) Mr, Churchill spends mst: men once they get inside the Forcign Service. which Jis ‘ a8 his time conducting assaults on the ‘Establishment.’ The" important. -‘' - Fo Boas L Ae inter, by simple and,natural means, helped to createjthe 7 t fdeling that it was wrong to.inquire too closely into the whole ¢ ed ok h ed