Page 1
Such signs as these are excellent and of good report,
The Spectatorin spite of all their ugliness, for the long-tried British public. For they signify that the test has come, that the time has arrived to separate the sheep from the goats in the...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorT HE miners, in spite of the withdrawal of support by the two other members of the Triple Alliance, are persisting in their strike. This is a very grave fact, fraught with...
We will give here a summary, as brief as possible,
The Spectatorof the events which happened after we went to press last week. On the evening of Thursday, . April 14th, a meeting of over 200 Members of Parliament was held in the House of...
The bedrock meaning of it is that when all the
The Spectatorsuperficial causes of the cancellation have been examined and allowed for, the great majority of workers were opposed to the policy of settling industrial disputes by...
The next great fact was that the Miners' Executive refused
The Spectatorto set on the advice of Mr. Hodges. The proposed conference as to wages with the Prime Minister and the owners thus fell through. Mr. Hodges offered his resignation, but it was...
In connexion with extremist papers in this country, we note
The Spectatorthe following answer by the Under-Secretary of the Home Office in the House of Commons on Wednesday :- " The attention of the Home Secretary had constantly been drawn to...
Solidarity, which is the official organ of the Shop tewards'
The Spectatorand Workers' Committees, bitterly attacked Mr. J. H. Thomas, Mr. Bevin, and Mr. Robert Williams. Of Mr. Thomas it said : " He has by wile and wangle attempted to betray the...
TO OUR READERS.
The SpectatorReaders experiencing difficulty in obtaining the " Spectator ' regularly and promptly should become yearly subscribers. The yearly subscription, including Postage to any address...
Page 2
After the climax of the cancellation there was something like
The Spectatora pause, no event of importance being in prospect except the Conference of Miners' Delegates which will take place after we have gone to press. The long-range discussion between...
In this connexion it is important to notice that President
The SpectatorHarding, according to a telegram in Monday's Daily Chronicle, will send an American representative to the Allied conference s on reparation and other questions arising out of...
Germany shows no intention of paying by May 1st the
The Spectatorbalance of the sum of £1,000,000,000 in gold due from her under Article 235 of the Peace Treaty, as a first instalment of reparation. The Allied Premiers are therefore meeting...
It is a most difficult question, for undoubtedly any kind
The Spectatorof pooling of profits tends to destroy individual effort and energy. No manager of a business works his best when he fools that he is working not altogether in the interest of...
The Sinn Feiners during the past week have contented them-
The Spectatorselves with murdering civilians and a few unarmed soldiers and policemen, and have made no serious attacks on the troops. On Thursday, April 14th, Sir Arthur Vicars, formerly...
The President in his Message approved of a " declaratory
The Spectatorresolution " by Congress to " establish a state of technical peace without delay." But he made it clear that the resolution must do no more. He had, as he reminded Congress,...
The Temps published last week the text of an agreement
The Spectatorsaid to have been made by Italy with the envoy of Mustapha Kemal, the Turkish insurgent leader who is trying to upset the Turkish Peace Treaty. It provides that Italy shall...
The cost of living, as calculated by the Board of
The SpectatorTrade figures, fell on April 1st to 133 per cent. above the standard of July, 1914. It is thus nearly the same as it was a year ago ; in the interval the index-figure had risen...
Since the Greek retreat to the Kestel-Ak-su line which was
The Spectatorreached on the 4th the Turks have advanced westward and attacked the Greek positions. Thus the unfortunate Greek Government finds itself more deeply committed than ever in this...
The actual wages offered by the coal-owners seem to have
The Spectatorbeen much underrated by the miners' leaders. Mr. Finlay Gibson, the secretary of the South Wales Coal-owners' Asso- ciation, gives the weekly pay that might be earned by men...
Page 3
Mr. Baldwin, the new President of the Board of Trade,
The Spectatorwas re-elected for the Bewdley division of Worcestershire on Tuesday. In 1918 he was unopposed. This time he polled 14,537 votes âconsiderably more than half the...
Lord Derby, addressing the Junior Imperial League last Saturday, avowed
The Spectatorhimself a faithful Conservative. " Con- servatism was the backbone of the country." The party was old, but it was always receiving new blood. " Have not we taken in Mr. Lloyd...
We were compelled last week to hold over a very
The Spectatorinteresting quotation from the speech of Sir Hallowell Rogers, of the Bir- mingham Small Arms Company. It is one which deserves very close attention by the manual workers and...
Now that spiritualism in its various phases is so popular,
The Spectatorwe may usefully direct attention to the ease of Stonehouse v. Masson, which was decided on appeal in the King's Bench on Tuesday by five judges, headed by the new Lord Chief...
Equally interesting is the passage in which Sir Hallewell Rogers
The Spectatorshowed, and in our opinion with perfect success, that production is not the only process necessary for creating wealth. That is only another form of saying that you may waste...
Sir A. Griffith-Boscawen, the new Minister of Agriculture, told the
The SpectatorHouse of Commons on Tuesday that his department had cut down expenditure. They would buy no more land for farm settlements, they would close the rural industries branch and...
We record with much regret the death of Sir John
The SpectatorCowan at Menton last Saturday, at the age of fifty-nine. As Quarter- master-General to the Forces throughout the war he rendered magnificent publio service, and there can be...
The Prime Minister was asked in the House on Monday
The Spectatorwhether proceedings would be taken against Captain Peter Wright, the late assistant secretary of the Supreme War Council, for " his unauthorized use of confidential official...
Next Monday Mr. Lowther will resign the office of Speaker,
The Spectatorwhich he has held with rare distinction since June, 1905. He has guided the House through very troublous times, and has maintained the dignity and power of the Chair without...
Bank rate, 7 per cent., changed from 6 per cent.
The SpectatorApr. 15, 1920; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 88k; Thursday week, 86i ; a year ago, 86i.
Page 4
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE HOPES OF A COAL SETTLEMENT. T HE events which led to the sudden and dramatic collapse of what would have been in effect a general strikeâa strike which would have served...
Page 5
111E STRIKE THAT WAS CANCELLED.
The SpectatorW HAT cancelled the strike of the railwaymen and the transport men It was certainly not, as has been foolishly alleged, any betrayal of the miners by their allies. If the miners...
Page 6
rldiE BRITISH REVOLUTIONARY.
The SpectatorN O wonder clear-seeing, clear-reasoning fanatics like Lenin hate the British working man and regard him as the chief obstacle to universal revolution, which, of course, he is !...
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND ITS FUTURE.
The SpectatorH OW egotism and wilfulness, and the failure to see facts as they are meet their doom ! That is the story told by Mr. Lansing in his deeply interesting and impressive book The...
Page 8
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND REPRISALS IN IRELAND.
The SpectatorM R. LLOYD GEORGE has made exactly the right answer to those who wrote to him to protest against "the policy of reprisals " in Ireland. The protest was signed by the Bishop of...
Page 9
MEMORY'S MONEY-BOX.
The SpectatorW HEN the Bourbons were said to have learned nothir g and forgotten nothing, had the epigrammatist at the back of the speaker's mind any thought of cause and effect ? In these...
Page 10
CONVERTING A HOUSE.âV.
The SpectatorO N the third floor is the best bedroom with its dressing- room. The front room is a funny little L-ahaped room with two windows. It is smaller than the day nursery because the...
Page 11
FINANCEâPUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
The SpectatorA BETTER OUTLOOK. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,âIn my last letter I expressed the opinion that, should the threatened transport strike fail to materialize, an...
Page 12
[To THE EDITOR OP THE SPEGFATOR."J
The SpectatorSia,âYour recent article on " The Lessons of the Strike " is refreshing in its frank demand that the lawful occupations of the people in times of strike should be absolutely...
THE PRESENT INDUSTRIAL CRISIS.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF TEE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR,âAS a layman I am not competent to express any expert opinion on the merits of the present ,miners' dispute, but several fundamental...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Spectator[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which /ill treble the space.] THE LESSONS OF THE STRIKE....
⢠*⢠The Editor cannot accept responsibility for any articles,
The Spectatorpoems, or letters submitted to him, but when stamped and addressed envelopes are sent he will do his best to return contributions in case of rejection. Poems should be addressed...
Page 13
NATIONAL WAGES BOARD?
The Spectator(To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR, âThe miners, in their demand for a National Wages Board and a national pool of profits, frequently assert that these were promised...
THE MORALITY OF STRIKES. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorSIR,âIt is not surprising that politicians have refrained from drawing a clear distinction between strikes directed against private employers and such as are contrary to the...
A VOICE FROM THE VILLAGEâTHE STRIKE. [To THE EDITOR Or
The SpectatorTHE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, âAt our pits the pump-men came out, but the office staffs and manager have kept the pumps going. At Nâ the engine drivers, I believe, are quite ready...
Page 14
THE COMMERCIAL CASE FOR THE PLUMAGE BILL. [TO THE EDITOR
The SpectatorOF THE " SPECTATOR.] SIR,âThe Plumage Bill passed its Second Reading in the Commons last week by yet another thumping majority, in spite of the usual efforts of the trade...
LORD HUGH CECIL ON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. [To THE EDITOR OF
The SpectatorTHE SPECTATOR- " ] Sra,âThe difficulty which Mr. Stephens finds in the words of our Ordinal, understood to convey the power of ministerial absolution, " Whose sins thou dust...
PROHIBITION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."l Sra,âOur experience during the three years of Prohibition in British Columbia proved one thing with absolute certainty, that every month...
Page 15
A HOUSE OF RETREAT.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOZ Or THE " SPECTATOR".1 SueâSome years ago (I think in 1908) you drew attention in your columns to a remarkable article in the Hibbert Journal by the late Father...
AMERICA AND THE IRISH.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOE."] Sue âI have read with much interest the amounts in Britieh papers relative to the annoyance and resentment caused in Britain by the...
POPULAR LECTURES IN MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES. (To THE EDITOR or
The SpectatorTEL " SPECTATOR:1 Sin,âLord Sudeley's movement in the matter of popularizing our museums and art galleries is full of interest, as it brings us one degree nearer to our aim of...
Page 16
THE ORIGIN OF THE LONDON COSTERMONGERS. [To THE EDITOR Or
The SpectatorTHE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,--I am a reader of your valued periodical. In Mr. A. R. Hope-Moncrieff's book London, p. 247, there is an allusion to the costermongers of London and...
A BRAIN WAVE.
The SpectatorCTo THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,âThe following brain wave may interest your 'readers, recalled to my remembrance when lately reading the account in Harries's History...
TILE THEATRE.
The SpectatorMISS ISADORA DUNCAN'S MATINgES AT THE PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE (3 o'clock). I WROTE some time ago complaining that there was no literature by whose aid weâthe publicâcould...
THE TRAFFIC IN OLD HORSES.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,âThe result of the 1914 campaign for stopping this traffic was a " stiffening up" of the inspection by which we were assured only...
POETRY.
The SpectatorPan pipes soundlessly For the unheeding bees. Bound by the trailing tresses of the vine To soft captivity, Neptune has left his waves To stand beneath the frozen, green...
WAR HISTORY OF THE 62sn (WEST RIDING) DIVISION. [To THE
The SpectatorEDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sus,âA history of the 62nd (West Riding) Division is about to be written. We feel confident that all those who have personal diaries or maps...
NOTICE.âWhen " Correepondence" or Articles are signed with the writer's
The Spectatorname or initiate, or with a pseudonym, or are marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode...
Page 17
BOOKS.
The SpectatorTHE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.* WE are not going to argue at length whether Mr. Lansing ought or ought not to have written his book. He no doubt wrote and published because he thought...
SOME PLAYS WORTH SEEING.
The SpectatorKINGSWAY.âThe Heart of a Child 8.15-2.30 [Quite a good play for those who do not mind the sentimental.] ST. MARTIN'S. âA Bill of Divorcement 9.30-2.30 [An admirable play....
Page 18
AT THE SUPREME WAR COUNCIL.* hr this book Captain Peter
The SpectatorWright, who acted as an interpreter at the Supreme War Council at Versailles, tries to destroy the reputation of Lord Haig, Sir William Robertson, Sir Frederick Maurice, and...
Page 19
THE EINSTEIN THEORY.*
The Spectator" ALL fine things are difficult," said Spinoza ; and if the diffi- culty is a measure of the fineness, to understand the Einstein theoryâstill more to explain it...
Page 20
THE GREAT MUNITION FEAT.* Taz national effort to supply our
The Spectatorarmies with munitions during the war was not less remarkable than the creation of those armies, and every one is proud of it. Mr. Dewar's spirited book on the subject, abounding...
Page 21
ANTHONY HAMILTON.*
The SpectatorMiss Barra Creanâa young Scottish historian who, like many other scholars of her nation, has been encouraged in her researches by the Carnegie Trustâhas produced a most...
Page 22
JESUS IN THE EXPERIENCE OF MEN.*
The SpectatorWwene, in 1917, the Archbishop of Canterbury contributed a Foreword to Mr. Glover's Jesus of History, he incurred the criticism of that watchful guardian of orthodoxy the...
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.?
The SpectatorTux Americans have done a great deal for the enrichment of the English tongue. Both in England and America there are, ⢠Jams in the &valence of Men. By T. B. Glover. MA.,...
THE POST-AUGUSTANS.*
The SpectatorTo be post-Augustan is (for a Latin author) to start with a heavy handicap. The adjective has almost come to imply " second class," and it sometimes seems to be assumed that a...
Page 23
POETS AND POETRY.
The SpectatorTHE RUINED BARN.* Tun greater part of " The Ruined Barn," the name poem of Mr. Fisher's collection, has already appeared in our columns, and our readers have had an opportunity...
READABLE Novzrs.âRelsaae. By Rosamond Napier. (Methuen. 7s. net.)âA story of
The SpectatorIreland and India. The descriptions of the cold weather camp of the District Officer, and especially of his inspection of the herd of elephants dragging timber, are much more...
The Happy Highways. By Ste m Jameson. (Heinem nn. 9s.
The Spectatornet.)âThe highways into which Miss Jameson's book leads our feet are anything but happy. She has painted with a good deal of power the restlessness, or, to use a medical term,...
FICTION.
The SpectatorHunger. By Sant Hamann. (Duckworth. 8s. 6d. net.)â For once a title may be said to be entirely representative of the contents of ⢠book. This autobiography of a journalist...
Dodo Wonders. By E. F. Benson. (Hutchinson. Ss. 6d. net.)âDodo
The Spectatorhas of course by this time become a symbol of the particular type of the eternal and flamboyant female who we have the beet of reasons for knowing has flourished ever since the...
Page 24
Mr. Talbot, the head-master of the Newcastle Grammar School, has
The Spectatora remarkable article in the Hibbert Journal for April en " English Education in the Light of the New Psychology." He is puzzled by " the contrast between our success as a nation...
SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
The Spectator[Notice in this column does not neuesarily preclude subsequent review.] THE QUARTERLIES.âThe Edinburgh Review for April has a vigorous attack, by the editor, Mr. Harold Cox,...
The second quarterly number of the Antiquaries Journal (H. Milford
The Spectatorfor the Society of Antiquaries, 5s. net) maintains the high promise of the first number. Sir Lawrence Weaver describes the recent discovery of a prehistoric burial at Amesbury....
The English Historical Review for April has a notable article
The Spectatorby Dr. R. A. Newhall on " The War Finances of Henry V. and the Duke of Bedford," in the years 1417-24, when Normandy was conquered and held. Henry V. was evidently a most...
Page 25
The Thirteen Principal Upanishads. Translated from the Sanskrit by R.
The SpectatorE. Hume. (H. Milford. 15s. net.)âMr. Hume, who was a missionary in India before he became a professor at the Union Theological Seminary in New York, has produced an...
The German Air Force in the Great War. Compiled by
The SpectatorMajor G. P. Neumann. Translated by J. E. Gurdon. (Hodder and Stoughton. 113s. net.)âThe translator has selected and re- arranged portions of a composite work by numerous...
The Central Council for Economic Information has issued an attractive
The Spectatorlittle pamphlet, St. George's Day (H. A. King, 91 Worship Street, E.C., 6d.), the proceeds of the sale of which will go to St. Dunstan's Hostel. The Prince of Wales's message on...
The Story of the Durham Miners (1662-1921). By Sidney Webb.
The Spectator(Labour Publishing Co. 5s )âMr. Webb relates clearly, if not impartially, the history of trade unionism in the Durham coalfield down to the present day. He does not omit to...
The University of Bristol has issued a neat portfolio containing
The Spectatormany attractive pen-and-ink drawings of its buildings, to show what the University is doing and to arouse interest in its appeal for a fund of a million pounds. We wish all...
English Regnal Years and Titles. By J. E. W. Wallis.
The Spectator(S.P.C.K. 4s. net.)âTo the excellent series of Helps for Students of History has been added an invaluable little book of reference, of which historians and lawyers and many...
We have received the second part, completing the first volume
The Spectatorof the new Catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library at Providence, Rhode Islandâthe second finest public collection in the United States of books relating to America. It is...
Illustrations of the History of Mediaeval Thought and Learning. By
The SpectatorReginald Lane Poole. (S.P.C.K. 17s. 13d. net.)âMr. Lane Poole has republished after thirty-six years the scholarly book which first made him known to students of mediaeval...
Page 26
Mr. E. V. Lucas's excellent Life of Charles Lamb has
The Spectatorbeen reissued in a fifth edition in two neat little volumes (Methuen, 21s. net). He has revised the text throughout.
The Old Salopian Club sends Shrewsbury School Roll of Service,
The Spectator1914-1918 (Shrewsbury : Wilding), which has evidently been a labour of love for Mr. T. E. Pickering and his helpers, and is admirably arranged. It contains an alphabetical list...
Worms or REFERENCE.âThe Advertiser's A B 0, 1921 (T. B.
The SpectatorBrowne), appears for the thirty-fifth year in a large and handsome volume. The first part of the book contains specimens of successful advertisements and articles on advertising...
The Research Defence Society is now issuing its reports to
The Spectatorthe public as well as to members (Macmillan, 6d. each), and hopes to publish six a year instead of four. The Society exists to demonstrate the value and necessity of experiments...