Sir, - Since 1973, the greedy rush of farmers to the European trough has cost them the traditional respect and affection of their fellow-citizens. Now, however, anyone wondering which side to take in the struggle between Irish farming and unscrupulous business will find guidance in Malory's Morte d'Arthur. When Sir Percival comes upon a lion and a serpent doing battle with each other, he goes to the aid of the lion, "for he was the more natural beast of the two". - Yours, etc.,
Tom O'Dea, Dublin 16.