31 MAY 1902, Page 25

The Truth About the War. By John M. Robertson. (New

Age • Press. 2d.)—This " Open Letter to Dr. A. Conan Doyle " may be dismissed with but very few words. We have seen before some of Mr. Robertson's work, enough to convince us that he has neither the temper nor the mental qualifications to deal with any subject of controversy. This pamphlet, which it would be a sheer waste of time to examine in detail, further shows—so much can be seen in the first two or thrpe pages—that he writes in the very worst taste.