benefit which would accrue from such liaison, and have been moving together with friendship and good will. Much more remains to be done, but I am sure that Mr. Somerville Hastings xill welcome the iniformation that the movement had already progressed so far.-I am, etc., London, W.1, May 15. H. LETHEBY TIDY. American Doctors for Britain SIR,-I am much interested in this subject now before the profession from an experieince curiig the last war, when I occupied the position of chairman of the

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... iting Medical Boards for Cumberland at Carlisle, wheie thousands of men w-%ere exaimined. I have no hiesitation in expressing the viewv that the preseint arrangemenits are superior to 1914-1S, and if they were effected to the full theie should be little need for the emergency call for 1,0)0 Americani doctors at this time. But it is not so, for although a large number of available British doctors have already registered in the ordinary course comparatively few have been posted to date. Durinig the recruiting period of the last war applications for posts on Medical Boards were received from qualified men hailing from several other countries, and a number were accepted, but temperamenital variation anid habitude barred the way to good co-operation and harmony; acute friction resulted w\ith consequent resignations, with the result that the wliole clinica. system extant suffered acutely. I would like to be informed why so many English doctors, quite dispensable for service, under the age of 80 have not been called up and are enjoying seclusion in their own pr-actices. I am satisfied that it tile committees in authority for absorbing all the available medical man-poxxer were exhaustively conducted, there would be little need for the emergency call to the WVestern Hemisphere, initiating an anomalous position. During the last war medical man-power was reduced to an absolute minimum, and only a fraction of the medical community was left to carry on medical practices-in fact, a dangerous position was reached. At the present time, howvever, the general health of the nation is good, and the vital intelligence of the people is such that this should be maintained for the remainder of the war.-I am, etc., C. WV. GRAHAM, J.P., Ex-President of the Border Counties Silloth, May 1.3. Branch, B.M.A.