THE NATIONAL. Trade and Socialism." An Indian district officer writes
frankly in "An Inside View of India," which differs very widely from the optimistic statements of high officials, and of Mr. Montagu and his friends. He notes that, as the political agitation spreads, so the latent fanaticism revives and Hindu- Moslem riots become more frequent. Mr. and Mrs. Williams- Ellis devote a paper, entitled "Architectural Mine-sweeping," to the demolition of "four elements from the disintegrated mine-field of the old criticism," such as "Beauty should be unadorned" and "A building should express its construc- tion." The Rev. Alexander Macrae recalls at length the strange story of "A Hertfordshire Witch," who, as late as 1712, was accused by the local clergy and was condemned to death, only to be pardoned by the good Queen Anne. It would be wrong to conclude that the belief in witches is now extinct, even in England or Wales.
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