THE NEW MAGAZINES.
The Nineteenth Century.
The July number, which is very readable and deals with a great variety of topics, opens with a vigorous article on "The Bolshevist Inferno," by Captain E. C. Cox, who states the case for breaking off relations with the Moscow despots. Father McLaughlin, whose work lies among the poor, endeavours to state "What the Workers arc Thinking." He emphasizes the fear of unemployment and the widespread suspicion of the good faith of employers ; on the other hand,
he maintains that "This drift from Socialism to Communism causes a strong reaction to Conservatism among the bulk of the workers." Mr. Stuart Hodgson, the editor of the Daily News, writes with caustic humour on "The Tragi-Comedy of Liberal Reunion," reproving both the factions and hinting that the feud between them may last a long time yet. Lady Aberdeen, under the title "They Say—What Say They ? -=Let them Say," refutes the too imaginative accounts of her domestic organization and describes her "Household Club" as it really is : she does not, it seems, object to table- maid's caps nor does she expect her butler to dine with her guests. Bishop Knox contributes an important article on "Prayer Book Revision," which he views with the gravest suspicion as a long step towards Disestablishment, on the assumption that " the alternative book presents a more or less disguised Mass." Mr. J. B. Barron gives an instructive account of "The First Census in Palestine," which revealed some curious facts, especially in regard to the numerous religious sects : the oldest are the Samaritan remnant, reduced to 163 persons, who still live at Shechem and sacrifice on Mount Gerizim. Dr. W. H. D. Rouse, under the title "The Sham and the True," pleads earnestly for the maintenance of classical studies, and ridicules the strange jargon in which many modern scientists communicate their ideas to a puzzled public. The French Government, as he notes with approval,
have just decided once again to make classics compulsory in the high schools.
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