by some of the untried prisoners that they would resort to the hunger-strike on April 5th, their object being to get what is called " ameliorative treatment " for the convicted...

was freely thrown upon it. Mr. Macireagh declared that the Irish Executive had reversed the rules introduced by Mr. Shortt, and that those who were eligible for ameliorative...

war in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and we can hardly doubt that the change of policy was largely due to him. What we complain of is not by any means that the...

in the papers of Thursday. By midnight on Wednesday sixty-six prisoners had been released. The soldiers and the tanks had been withdrawn from the prison gates, and the relations...

as regards the untried prisoners in Ireland had been reversed, and that a large number of the hunger-strikers had been released and sent into various hospitals. Nor is this the...

A S though the blight on Ireland of murder and terrorism were not bad enough, the Government have made the situation worse by a particular blight of their own composed of...

strike to protest against the treatment of " political prisoners " in Mountjoy. All the shops in Dublin were shut, business ceased, and the trains and trams stopped running. The...

letters submitted to him, but when stamped and addressed envelops, are sent he will &) his best to return contributions in case of rejection.

Valley was planned by the reactionaries is substantiated by the doings of the so-called .Reichatoshr or Imperial Defence Force. They were largely composed of the mercenaries who...

Mr. Greenwood, a Unionist; and Me Flldes, a Liberal, ran together as Coalition candidates, and - headed the poll with a majority of more than six thousand over their nearest...

justly hated. it because it was a success. Obviously the Govern. ment ought to have profited by that long and unpleasant lesson. The weakest and most muddle-headed- thing of all...

passed a resolution terminating the state of war with Germany and repealing- all war legislation. The Senate is expected to concur in the resolution. The President, it may be...

making peace with them by attacking her troops on the frontier. The Bolshevik offensive was checked with considerable loss. The Poles are naturally desirous of peace, but are...

It is a most disagreeable duty-to say hard things, about any one who is ins position of great difficulty and personal danger, but we-cannot help feeling that Lord French has ....

protest against- the French Government's actionin occupy. ing Frankfort, Darmstadt,' and other German towns without the previous approved , of thee Allies.' The Germans had...

and Paris, M. Millerand remained calm and made a courteous and friendly reply to the British Government. On Tuesday he was -able to assure the French Chamber that both Govern-...

after a severe action in which the Turkish besieging army is said to have lost a thousand killed. The Armenian Archbishop of Smyrna states, however, that the other Armenian...

near Slough to a private syndicate for .£3,350,000. The -depot had cost £2;500,000, so that the Government have made a profit of £850;000 on the transaction. The surplus stock...

Government's offer of an increase of twenty per cent. in wages was announced on Thursday. There was a majority of sixty-five thousand in favour of accepting the terms. The...

General Workers met on Thursday week to con- sider the effect of the Whitley Councils. After a discussion led 'by Mr. Clynes, the Conference recorded its approval of the...

demands of one trade, after another _for higher 'and still, higher wages, but some _little surprise may be expressed at the request of the --National Union of Railwaymen for...

terminate the wages agreement which they made in February. Under the agreement skilled workmen are to receive 2s. Oed. an hour andlabourers le. 9d. anhour nom May 1st. The...

Lords has given a ,seecrnd reading to Lord. Buckmaster's Divorce Bill, the House of Commons on Wednesday rejected Mr. Rendall's motion in favour of the proposals contained in...

of the Coalition. In Camber. well, on a small poll, Dr. Maenaraara, the new 'Minister of Labour, held his seat with a majority of 1,885 over Miss Lawrence, the Labour candidate....

evidence from Sir John Anderson, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, who had three new schemes to propose. The estimated yield of these levies would vary-from £450,000,000...

out that Proportional Representation could not be delayed much longer in Great Britain now that it had been adopted for Ireland in the present Home Rule Bill. He recom- mended...

5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 87i; Thursday week, 87} ; a year ago, 951.

CLEARING THE AIR. U NFORTUNATE, and dangerous-looking for a time, though the misunderstanding between ourselves and the French was, it has, we think, cleared the air. As we...

the attention of our readers to 4 the great importance of the Dockers question we expressed the fear that the Majority Report of Lord Shaw's Court of Inquiry would cause another...

W E are interested. to notice that the Saturday Review cites the partition of Canada in 1867 as a parallel to the proposed Partition of Ireland. It was indeed a very notable...

E NGLAND, rural England especially, is at the moment torn with controversy. Almost every village and small town in the country is putting up some sort of War Memorial. Some time...

W HEN science is able to " harness the Thames," or the tides, or whatever great force it is which the newspaper men of science expect to see broken in to the service of man,...

T HE future of shipbuilding in this country is inseparably bound up with that of the other countries of the world, and to gauge it requires a study not only of that larger...

. [To TEE EDITOR or rue " SPECTATOR 2,1 San,-For the. past two weeks very easy conditions have characterized the Money Market, arid. the rate for loans in Lombard, Street has...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Is it not quite evident that the so-called " unrest" among working men is due to the fact that the employers, the former masters, have...

[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more.read, and therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space.] THE TRUTH ABOUT QUEBEC. [To...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sia,—There has not been and there is not a single Labour leader with a hyphenated name, and I never heard of one indulging in the luxury of...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Your article under this title does not strike me as very satisfactory. May I suggest a few other considerations on the subject ? I...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,— Permit me to ask on what ground it is affirmed in your article on "Divorce Law Reform " (April 3rd) that " the point of view of the...

the difficulties presented by what are called " war-marriages," and the changing psychology of- our generation, will call increasing attention to Divorce Law Reform; and to many...

SIR, —On April 17th and 18th a Conference of the Plebs League will be held in Bradford to consider the kind of text-books on economics that ought to be provided for the proper...

SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Will you allow me to call the attention of your readers to • the urgent needs of the Homes -for sick and aged clergy known as 'The:Homes of S. Barnabas" at...

ITO • THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,— Enclosed you will please 'find an. announcement of the "Loyal Coalition " - which appeared in the -Boston- Herald on March- 28th,...

[TO THE EDITOR. OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It • was not only in classical proper names such -as Andronious and Posthumus .that Shakespeare seems to have been indifferent...

OF THE " SPECTA'FOR."] SIR,—As I was entrusted by- the Labour Party -with drawing up their Official pamphlet on.-the . .proposed levy on capital, perhaps I may be allowed - to...

[To THE EDITOR OF. THE " SPECTATOR."] have only to-day- seen the Spectator -of. April .3rd. In a Note you say Mr. Bell was assassinated in a crowded suburb, and the passers-by-...

[To THE - Minos or THE " Sinscresoa."l SIR,,-- By a recent decision of the Council- of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies -the statutory 'entrance fee of two...

ITo ems Enrroa or ewe " SPECTATOR."] Sue—In ease a curiosity of municipal finance should be of interest, I venture to send you details of the following remark- able scheme,...

THE CUCKOO. 0 I- .GOLDEN- Call ! That eehoest thyself, yet.doet not pall . On .listening_ ape, who nameth thee: , And. with' swift joy acclaimeth thee A -Voice , f roue...

fTe.ears.-Enrrort , or sus " Srzonens.P1 Sia,—There will be, an important meeting of the Cowper Society at. Eteex Hall; Essex Street, Strand, at 3 o'clock on Friday, April 23rd,...

" A GIRLE WORTH GOLD."—THE PHOENIX'S THIRD 1 PRODUCTION. THE -Phoenix chose Heywood's Fair Maid of the , West for. the third of their revivals as-a typical Elizabethan "...

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writer's name or initials, ,or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Oommunioated," the Editor must not. necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or...

THE UNION WITH SCOTLAND.* THE very success of the Union of 1707 between England and Scotland has caused that triumph of statesmanship to be under- rated. The measure which...

THE latest book by the almost bewilderingly versatile Sir Lawrence Weaver (to give him his new style) bears the title given above. One of the undoubted advantages of versatility...

PART of the truth about the war is to be found in the personal narratives, written by intelligent men, who have not modified their actual impressions so as to bring them into...

• Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to Ms Children. Edited - by J. B. Bishop.. London 3 Murray. 110s. ed. net.] IT is a far cry from Sagamore Hill to Abbotaford, but the image of...

which L'Evangile et rEglise was the centre, a French Bishop described the attitude of the Catholic Hierarchy towards such controversies in summary terms : " Un evOque ne...

IF the reader has got into the habit of making marks, derisive or appreciative, in the margins of the books he reads, he will probably- find that his copy of The Philosophy of...

other Essays there is a delightful review of Lady Holland's memoir of Sydney Smith. In a letter to Mrs. Meynell in 1810 Sydney Smith wrote :- " The usual establishment for an...

THE CLINTONS AND OTHERS.* Ma. ARCHIBALD MARSHALL'S leisurely methods do not always lend themselves to the short story, and " Audacious Ann," which occupies just one-third of...

of adventure in a tropical forest. —A Woman Named Smith. By Marie Conway ()ender. (Heinemann. 7s. 6d. net.)—A sentimental but still agreeable story of a country house in South...

Jackson. 5s. net.)—" Apollo in Hades," The Death of Alcestis," " The Doom of Admetus." — Oxford Poetry, 1919. Edited by T. W. E., D. L. S., and S. S. (Oxford : B. H. Blackwell....

THE FUNCTION OF THE CRITIC. THE Poetry Bookshop, as fortunately a good many people seem already aware, publishes every month a Chap-book ; that is to say, a small very...

[Notice Is this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent review.] In the April number of Discovery (6d.), which continues to be of great interest as a journal at once...

of the printed word, has altered the form of its monthly journal and changed the title to To-day and To-morrow (Hodder and Stoughton, 6d.). The first number of the new issue...

Soane's Museum, has issued a tenth edition of the official Descrip- tion of the House and Museum (Is.), which may be had at the house. He has reverted to the text of Soane's own...

tenth volume of the great Oxford English Dictionary. This part, edited by Dr. Craigie (2s. 6d. net), completes the letter " V," from " Visor " to " Vywer," an obsolete form of "...

—Mr. Hale was stationed from. 1913 to 1917 at Birjand, in Eastern Persia, and from 1917 onwards at Kermanshah, near the Western frontier. This book contains his letters to a...

5s. net.)—Mr. Leacock is best known as a humorist, but this thoughtful essay reminds us that he is by profession a teacher of political economy. He remarks on the power of the...

M.A., Professor of Philosophy, the University of Mysore. (Macmillan. 12s. net.)--In the present state of Western speculation an Indian philosopher has every chance .• of...

is a concise but very readable biography, telling all of importance that is known about Shakespeare's life, and discriminating carefully between ascertained facts, tra- dition...

new quarterly published for the Anglican and Eastern Church Association and devoted to the study of the Eastern Churches (S.P.C.K., Is. 6d. net). It is a scholarly production....

religious teaching in the schools, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester had circulated a set of Remarks on the Draft Scheme of the City of Wow-der .Education: Department...

of the French Institute of Archaeology.)—Mr. Clarke, an archaeologist who has lived for many years in Egypt, throws light, in this well-written pamphlet, on the causes of the...