Edinburgh, and dealt mainly with the Russian Treaty and the Irish Boundary question. lie was, of course, noticeably more sober in his language about the Russian Treaty than Mr....

were expressed in a, letter written to a correspondent which was published in the papers of Monday. He said that he associated himself without reserve with the protests already...

a very great blot " on the policy of the Government. He did not object to the official recognition given to the Soviet Government, but when it came to a question of making...

• W E have written elsewhere on the Russian Treaty and the reasons which cause us to hope that a Treaty of Commerce will be concluded with the Soviet Government. We desire...

the statement that, on the whole, he would rather see the Treaty ratified than not, because its effects will be very instructive. Bolshevism, he declares, is an evil thing, but...

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Republican menace is to tell the Republicans that we have no intention of keeping the Free State in the Empire against its will. It is a great and high privilege to be part of...

suggest terms of peace in Morocco, it is obvious that certain military successes are regarded as a necessary preliminary to negotiations. For instance, Sheshuan is still...

to Ireland, said that the Government had stated quite clearly the pledge given to the Free State, but had said nothing about the pledge given to Ulster. He hoped that the...

Ulster boundary, for our words can, at present, do no good and may do harm. We must not fail to note, however, that the situation in the Free State is becoming exceed- ingly...

position as a result of the war in China. Wu Pei-fu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chihli forces, is moving a large army against Chang, the Manchurian War-lord. Chang, however,...

her inclusion in the League. At present she is making a fuss over a number of small preliminary points and the result is likely to be that she will not take her place in the...

article about the absurd proposal that the British Fleet should be at the unreserved disposal of the League of Nations. We are thankful to say that this misunderstanding has...

question of Germany entering the League was held on Tuesday. The official announcement after the meeting was vaguely worded, but it was at least decided that the Government's...

practical politics," the miners seem to be in a mood really to try to reduce the cost of production by means which they have in contemplation but have not yet revealed. Enough...

present to the possible results of the Dawes scheme than to the internal reorganization of British mines. The Federation has asked the Prime Minister for an early interview on...

on Thursday, September 18th, the retail price of milk for London during the winter was fixed at 71d—the same price as last year. " Winter " for this purpose is to begin on...

farmers had proposals to make to the Federation of Milk Distributors which would have prevented the present rise in price. In a letter to the Times of Wednesday a correspondent...

Federation has been discussing means of saving the coal industry. Several thousands of miners have been thrown out of work as the result of the closing of mines. The Labour...

by the Epping Unionist Associa- tion. Recent reports that Mr. Churchill had made up his mind to rejoin the Unionist Party have thus been justified. It should be stated, however,...

H. Bradley at the age of seventy-eight. He was the half- brother of Dean Bradley, who was Master of Marlborough and afterwards Dean of Westminster. There can seldom have been a...

5th,1923. 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 1021; Thursday week, 101111; a year ago, 102 /6. al, per cent. Conversion Loan was on Thursday, 7711; Thursday week, 77f ; a...

RUSSIA AND THE TREATY. W E greatly regret to see that Liberal opinion, and also the opinion of a large section of the Unionist Party, is hardening against the Russian Treaty,...

T HE scare produced by Lord Parmoor's unguarded and badly expressed speech in regard to the Peace plan of the League and the British Fleet has ended in words as we felt sure it...

BY THE LATE H. W. MASSINGHAM. [This article, written by Mr. Massingham shortly before his death, was intended to form part of a volume of reminiscences.] I. L IKE most of my...

" rir HE rare flower," says George Gissing, " is shaped apart, in places secret, in the Artist's subtler mood : to find it is to enjoy the sense of admission to a holier...

" FATA MORGANA" AT THE AMBASSADORS. IT is hard to judge whether a reasonable man would be cheerful or disappointed after seeing Ernest Vadja's play at the Ambassadors. He...

LABOUR AGITATORS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOYS IN INDUSTRY. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —I have read with great interest the article you published under the above title...

Stn,—Possibly an experience of mine as a private school- master may interest you and your readers, and form a partial reply to the complaint made by your contributor—" A...

Sin,—As you invite your readers' 'views on " The Public School Boy in Industry" I send you those of a general manager for nearly a quarter of a century of works employing...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,— Though I hold no brief for that organization, surely the views expressed by your correspondent, " I. L. P.," do not represent the...

a little, of your valuable space to point out one very serious flaw in " L L. P.'s communica- tion which appeared in your last .number ? The whole structure of his argument is...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, — In your issue of September 13th you stated that it was desirable in the interest of stability that the land of England should be held...

divides mankind into those who own the " means of production " and those who do not. "-The means of production " he defines as " tools in the word's widest sense." Surely in its...

man much interested in land, both as owner and occupier, and as one who has studied for many years past the mentality of the agricultural labourer, point out that no...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—It would seem that the Rev. E. Benson Perkins in his letter which youpublished on September 13th does not quite correctly state the...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sta,—The rectification of frontier near Sollum demanded by Italy—not in itself a subject of grave importance, being merely a protection...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I have been recently reading a book in which the learned writer endeavoured to prove that the three great Attic tragedians and the...

in his admirable article, does not offer much hope of our not becoming a " nation of bettors." But there is a remedy, too drastic for the Govern- ment, no doubt. Suppress or...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —It is suggested in some quarters that the House of Lords should pass the Irish Boundary Bill even though they may consider it dangerous...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sta,—In reviewing anthologies in your last issue, Mr. Strachey surely slips in speaking of " Canon Beeching's great discovery of the...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—With reference to Mr. Bernard Hobson's letter and his statement that he would like to see inflation of currency made a capital offence,...

SALLY BLACK AND GEORDIE GREEN. On where may you be going with your black mare sleeked so shinely, With her four hoofs newly-varnished and her feathers combed so clean, With her...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —Many letters and articles have from time to time appeared in English papers calling attention to the fact that Italy and Switzerland...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Will no English journal condescend to write the name of Professor De Martino correctly? Have people forgotten so soon Nobile Giacomo De...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—As you are still discussing this subject in your columns, may I submit a more general view of the question than I have seen ventilated?...

THE Meeting of the Life Members of the Spectator will be held on Thursday, October 23rd, at 4.3o in the afternoon. A card of admission will be sent to all Life Members who...

THE TEMPLE. [COPYRIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE New York Times.] The History of the Temple, London. By J. Bruce Williamson. (John Murray. 21s. net.) The Story...

THIS WEEK'S BOOKS. MAD' people will be glad that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in his new book, Reminiscences and Adventures (Hodder and Stough- ton), is not concerned chiefly—or...

Four Centuries of Fine Printing. By Stanley Morison. (Bonn. Ten and a half guineas.) To those thousands who never give a thought to the manner in which their favourite novelist...

WE have all of us hankered to know the doctor's secrets, to be able to ask him that absurd, impossible, essential question : " What do you think about people—about human...

FOUR BEDSIDE BOOKS. Room 13. By Edgar Wallace. (John Long: 7s. 6d. net.) The Majestic Mystery. By Denis Mackail. (Heinemann. 7s. 6d. net.) Corms in more robust times were...

Carlyle to the French Revolution. By David Alec Wilson. (London: Kogan Paul. 15s. net.) WHEN Mr. Wilson published his first volume on Carlyle the book was received, as. it...

(John Lane. 7s. 6d.)--Miss Christie really, succeeds in her new literary melodrama in making the reader feel quite uncertain of the identity of the villain till the mystery is...

waiting at home for the announcement of the verdict on the man they loVe is an interesting one, and one not easily dealt with. Mr. Hichens has handled this situation, in the...

O. net.) A party of typical human beings—as the average novelist understands types—sets out in a barge with the avowed purpose of talking out the problems of sex and...

[BY OUR, CITY EDITOR.] GERMAN LOAN AND RUSSIAN TREATY. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, — There is just sufficient anxiety with regard to certain aspects of the...

they seldom make interesting reading matter, for it is not often that a painter's life is any more colourful than that of the average clerk, grocer or navvy. When the biography...

THE CAMBRIDGE ANCIENT HISTORY. Edited by J. B. Bury, S. A. Cook, F. E. Adcock. Vol. 'II. The Egyptian and Hittite Empires to 1000 B.C. (Cambridge University Press. 35s. net.)...

While most departments of the Stock Exchange have simply been marking time , amidst the uncertainties of the outlook to which I refer in my weekly letter, quite a boomlet has...