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OUB iSOLDIEJRS INSWITZERLAND.

THE QUESTION OFEMPLOYMENT.

WORK AND DISCIPLINE..(r&os oim spfioiAii cokbbspootkmx.)

BERNE./ O , f a r e w e l l !

Tarcwdlthc neighing steed and the thrill trump,The spirit-stirring drum, the car-piercing fife,The Royal banner, and all quality,Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious wartAnd,0 you mortal engines, whose rude throatsThe immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit,Farewell!. Othello's occupation's gone!.

The British prisoners of war interned in Switzerland have manv reasons. hesirioR t*m «nf. in-

the British soldier is trained and to which ho isaccustomed. My personal opinion, which I givefor what it is worth, is that tho Swiss militaryauthorities would add enormously to all tho otherwiso and gracious measures which they haveadopted with regard to tho treatmont of the. interned prisoners of war if thoy were to place allquestions connected with tho discipline of theBritish soldier entirely in tho hands of his own?1«JferSY The effect, .as I see it, would bo twofold. In the first place men and officers wouldwork toRothor to uphold tho credit of tho BritishArmy—for, oxceilent disciplinarians as tho Swissmilitary officers aro who* now havo tho chargeof our men, they cannot bo expected to understand thorn in the same way. And tho secondand most desirablo result of the change would beto restore to Othello a very important part of hisoccupation as an officer. It would give him apractical object in life, and make hirn feel thathp is being* of real use to his country and to hiskind-hearted Swiss hosts.

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WAR FILMS FOB NEUTRALS."♦

. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.»S!p»£r'1 liaro i^ 6ecn the remarkable official film

pi The Battle of tho Somme." Fresh from a deepimpression, I desire to suggest that arrangementsshould be made to show it in neutral countries. X

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considerable fact that they are still alive, for congratulating themselves on their present lot, asfar removed in many cases from what went beforoit as heaven, or, at all events, purgatory, from theother place. But for all that, they can never, Isuppose, quito shake off the depressing feslingthat they are placed on the shelf at the time ofnil others in their lives when they would fain beUp and doing. Though they may not grumblefabout it, they can hardly forget that till the endvl tho war they are a raco apart, and that tillthen, and perhaps for always, their careers assoldiers have come to the place called Stop.

\\ hen they first came to this friendly land theyNv-crc, and to a certain extent still are, in theposition of schoolboys restricted by rules andbounds and fixed hours for meals and lock-up,butWithout the schoolboys stand-by of regulargames and work, and without his incentive ofpossible office and promotion and the sense of development and authority which they carry with£hei?* Z"°. caso oi the officers was especiallyhard. Their office was taken from them andgiven to others. Tho N.C.O.'s, though they weregiven a certain disciplinary responsibility, wereAlmost equally powerless, and all of them, officersand men, were in tho position of being cut off (unavoidably, of course) from tho work for whichtuoy had been trained, and were hard put to itto discover satisfactory substitutes.t. a a ti?°> after tho stt^n o* a" that theypad gone through, rest and repose were all thatthey were fit for or wanted. The men especially.Were well content to bask in tho sun (only there*vas no sun for the first month) and do nothing,Dr as httlo more as need be. But that obviouslycould not last It is ail very well to beat swords«lnn<S!0,1f*Klare8.,,,but CVCQ Pfcughshares mustplough, or they will get rusty. • *

*now mo gooa etrccc wnicn •• untam Prepared"had, for instance, in Holland. But this is the thinefor neutrals. No pen-picture of those who visitedthe front could-so truly convey the sublime spirit pervading the British Army than tho cheering and cheer*fui faces on this film of British soldiers gqiog intobattle, er after having undergone a terrible ordeal.Those faces alone will convince anyone with eyeswhat spirit it is that must win tho war. Besides,the terrible parts of this film will make some neutralsheartily ashamed to lengthen the war by supplyingthe enemy of mankind with necessaries, while the Aimmust convince the masses oi neutral peoples of theunpardonable guiltiness of the Teutonic ruler.? bvwantonly provoking this'terrible war. 1 pity anyneutral who after seeing this ttlm can stiU deny thatthe Prussian power for mischief must once for all bodes t royed . Yours , &c ,

JOHN 0. VAN DER VEER;London Editor, Amsterdam Ttlcgraat

August 22. ■■■■*■■■■———————tern

THE GERMAN WINE TRADE.TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES.

Sir,—Wo occasionally' see iu your columns a listof various German firms that are to bo '* wound up,"but as regards the wine trade, which is our par*ticular interest, we observe that certain firms, whichwere supposed to be "wound up" months ago,.arestill open and carrying on business as usual, andinstead of being " wound up " it seems as if they arebeing kept alive jn order to resume business on theirold footing alter the war. Also* we are surprised tosee that German wines still appear amongst the im*ports each month. For July 442 gallons, equal to221 dozens, appeared in official returns ; we arecurious to know by whom, for whom, and by whosopermission they were allowed to be imported. Thismatter is of vital concern to those ilrms who haveeliminated all German associations and arc tryincto supplant German products by those of France andother countries.

Yours faithtuUy,r ™ u, BHN'S' MARSHALL, AND CO.5, Mark-lane, E.O.. Aug. 21.

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