To, the Editor of the "Nowt-Cuina Dalty News."
Sin—I have read with much interest the letter of Mr, L. C. Healey' to the Editor of "Israel's Messenger" on the withdrawal of "The Merchant of Venice" from the local public schools, which appeared. in your yesterday's issue. No matter how "suitably diplomatic" Mr. Healey might have been in his reply, T fail to see how he could have acted otherwise in view of the article which you published in your issue of yesterday in. connection with the adoption of the policy for-the aid of, mon-municipal schools within the settlement. The adoption of an amendment by the Council to the general conditions governing the granting of such aid was subject to the following clause:—
"Patel fama and should action thely to susceptibilities to create. intereraclal animes permit The abore binds the Council not] to introduce books which are likely to fan inter-racial prejudice _oF ties of any sec-"The Mer-"having been shown to be capable of inciting. the passion and. the bigotey-of the reader, withdrawal. from, the school's curriculum is fully Sustifed, The! Siterary dilemma" to which you refer in your issue of to-day can be easily overcome by having other works of the sime immortal author placed inthe hands of the students.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.