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INDEX.
The SpectatorTOPICS OF THE DAY. Perennius 199 A ERE Age v. Youth ( Acre Perennius ) .. 199 Agricultural Policy, the Reversal in 38 Albania and Serbia, the Quarrel between .. 417 All...
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorT HIS has been a week of great events. In the first place, the coal strike has come to an end, and come to an end in a fashion far happier than we had ventured to hope for. The...
Our belief in the revival is strong in spite of
The Spectatorthe terrible blow that has been dealt at the nation's credit and the breakingof the foreign habit of buying coal and other products here. Trade is a curiously tough thing, and...
It is also part of that ease that the North
The Spectatormust not be put under a Dublin Parliament, but that its absolute equality and independence must be recognized. Those were the terms made by the North when they reluctantly...
Mr. De Valera, however, as we have pointed out elsewhere,
The Spectatorappeared to make it a condition that there must be no partition in Ireland. Partition is apparently to be reserved for the United Kingdom only! This suggestion that Sinn Fein...
On Monday the nation was astonished by the announcement that
The Spectatorthe Prime Minister had given Mr. De Valera, the Irish Sinn Fein leader, an unconditional invitation to come to London and discuss the possibilities of peace. That, considering...
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We cannot know till next week whether this difficulty will
The Spectatorbe got over. If it is got over, then the hopes of a real settlement will have a real foundation. If the difficulty is not got over, the English people must not let themselves be...
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The English Speaking Union entertained Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler and
The Spectatora delegation from the State of Virginia, who have come here to present statues of George Washington to St. Paul's Cathedral and to Sulgrave Manor, to luncheon on Tuesday. Mr....
The Labour Party Conference at Brighton last week passed a
The Spectatorvote of sympathy with the miners and elected Mr. Hodges as a member of the party executive, from which it significantly excluded Mr. Robert Williams, the avowed Communist, whom...
The delegation replied through Dr. Louis Smith, who was followed
The Spectatorby Dr. Murray Butler. He began , with delightful humour, but passed to an urgent plea for "consultation," and again "consultation," in Anglo-American relationships. An ounce of...
Sinn Fein's reply to the King's conciliatory speech at Belfast
The Spectatoron Wednesday, June 22nd, took the form, two days later, of a mine explosion on the railway north of Dundalk, by which a troop-train, carrying some of the King's escort, was...
Even that old Parliamentary hand, Signor Giolitti, has failed to
The Spectatorcalm the troubled waters in Italy. He appealed to the country in the spring, hoping that the moderate parties woula be strengthened so that he might have a stable majority in...
We hope we shall not be thought busybodies by the
The Spectatorable and eminent statesmen of the Empire who are now discussing the matter at the Imperial Conference if we ask them to remember that to whittle away the Treaty to nothing is...
The third event of the week is perhaps the greatest
The Spectatorand most important of all, though the general public here only see it through a glass darkly. It is the discussion which is proceeding in the Imperial Conference with regard to...
Mr. Chamberlain informed the House on Thursday, June 23rd, that
The Spectatorthe Allies had invited Greece to accept their mediation in the war with the Turkish Nationalists. If Greece accepted, the Allies would state the terms on which they were...
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The Prime Minister described the scheme as a great and
The Spectatorpromising experiment. If it were worked in the right spirit, it would restore the industry, inasmuch as every man would have a direct interest in increasing the output and the...
The Prime Minister explained the terms of settlement in the
The SpectatorHouse of Commons on Tuesday afternoon. The miner's mini- mum wages are to be 20 per cent, more than the pre-war standard or minimum wages. In each district the new standard...
The Primo Minister in the House of Commons on Thursday,
The SpectatorJune 23rd, made an elaborate defence of his appointment of Dr. Addison as Minister without Portfolio. Ministers, he said, worked far harder than they did in the old days, and it...
Mr. Balfour, speaking at the Constitutional Club on Thursday, June
The Spectator23rd, pointed the moral of the miners' strike. Such disputes .affected and impoverished everybody. But the very suffering caused by these strikes made them a valuable political...
The engineering unions, with about a million members, took a
The Spectatorballot last week on the employers' proposals to reduce wages. Only a third of the men voted ; 257,532 were against the offer, and 125,014 in favour of it. The union leaders,...
On Tuesday morning the coal-owners and the miners' leaders were
The Spectatorinformed that the Government would renew the offer of 00,000,000 to the industry. They then completed their agree- ment, and the miners' leaders issued an appeal to their...
Employers and employed in the cotton trade adjusted their differences
The Spectatoramicably on Friday, June 24th. It was agreed that wages should be reduced at once by 3s. 10d. in the pound, and after six months by a further sevenpence in the pound. The...
On Friday, June 24th, the miners' executive decided not to
The Spectatorhold the conference of other unions which they had summoned for Saturday, the truth being that the unions declined to attend. Realizing that they could not continue the strike...
It is with great regret that we record the sudden
The Spectatordeath on Wednesday of Lady Randolph Churchill, the wife of one promin- ent statesman and the mother of another. There is universal public sympathy with Mr. Winston Churchill,...
Bank Rate, 6 per cent., changed from 61 per cent.
The SpectatorJune 23, i921; 9 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 884; Thursday week, h71; a year ago, SQ.
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THE END OF THE MINERS' STRIKE.
The SpectatorT HERE will be such widespread and profound relief at the cessation of the miners' strike that no one will be disposed to examine the terms of settlement with an unduly critical...
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE INVITATION TO MR. DE VALERA. T is our duty, as it is the duty of the whole of the British people, to throw no obstacle whatever in the way of the attempt which is being...
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SECRET SOCIETIES AND REVOLUTION.
The SpectatorM RS. WEBSTER, whose book on the World Revolu- tion we review elsewhere, has added to the debt of gratitude already due to her. Her book on the French • Revolution was not only...
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FASHIONS.
The Spectator"Greatly his opera strains intend, But in music you know how fashions end."—Browning. F ASHIONS change, but there is one fashion that never changes—the fashion of railing...
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IN THE HAUTES-PYRENEES.—MIGRATION. T HE Upper Valley of the Gave de
The SpectatorPau is one of the most beautiful and interesting of all those which penetrate into the Pyrenees. Commencing at the mag- nificent mountain amphitheatre of Gavarnie and ter-...
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STATE APARTMENTS.
The SpectatorS TATE apartments have a fascination for the public. When we read that the State apartments at a Royal palace are open again to the inspection of holiday- makers we know that we...
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FINANCE-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
The SpectatorAN ECONOMIC DILEMMA.—I. WAGES AND THE COST OF LIVING. (To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—The further reduction in the Bank Rate to 6 per cent., which I anticipated last...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Spectator[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read,und therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space.] THE IRISH PARLIAMENTS. (To me...
THE LATE DEAN FINLAY.
The Spectator(To THE EDITOR Or TEl " SPECTATOR."1 Sia,—The news of the death of the late Dean of Leighlin, the Very Rev. John Finlay, who is officially reported to have been murdered by...
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"LIFE AND LETTERS OF TORII DUTT." (To TEE EDITOR Or
The SpectatorTHE " SPECTATOR.") Sza,—Your review of Life and Letters of Toru Dutt is of great interest, but perhaps I c-an clear what you say "is a dis- appointing book" as it does not...
FLOUTING ECONOMIC LAWS.
The Spectator(To nu Eorroa or nts '• Spec-rAros.".1 Silt,—Nolling could be more timely than your article, "Plain Words on the Industrial Crisis." You say—and I believe that this lies at the...
CENTRES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. (To TEE EDITOR OF TEE "
The SpectatorSPECTATOR.") SIR,—In the Spectator for Saturday, June 18th, an article on Centres for Medical Treatment suggests that the Orthopaedic Clinics opened by the Pensions Committees...
A KIPLING SOCIETY, (To THE EDITOR Or TEE " SPECTATOR.".1
The SpectatorSza,—I wonder if there are many people who take, like myself, a great pleasure in the verses of Rudyard Kipling, and who ) feel anxious because they may be missing his later...
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"THE DIRECTION OF WAR."
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Sia,—In a review of my book The Direction of War, which was published in your issue of June 18th, it is stated that "it is difficult to...
ST. HILDA'S HALL, OXFORD.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. "J Sie,—The time has come to consider the claims of women from the Overseas Dominions to share in the life and work of the Universities at...
CENTRAL BUREAU FOR THE EMPLOYMENT • OF WOMEN. •
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTAYOR.") • Sue,—We wonder whether we mayhring to'youir mitice alactate to be given by kind' permission of Lady Lyttelton at the Royal Hospital,...
THE PRINCE AND THE CHILDREN.
The Spectator. /To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Sao,—Yon published a very charming paragraph last week about the Prince of Wales spending his birthday amongst a thousand of the humblest...
"WHO ARE THE MINERS?" [To me Entree or ma" Sescrssoa."1
The SpectatorSua,—I have just read Mr. Eyres's letter in your issue for June 25th. -lie appears to be a glutton for facts and figures; he must have wonderful faith in them. I hope he will...
NATIONAL CHILDREN ADOPTION ASSOCIATION. [To THE EDITOR OP 'THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorSre,—At a joint conference of the above committees of the National Children Adoption Association, of 19 Sloane Street, NATIONAL CHILDREN ADOPTION ASSOCIATION. [To THE EDITOR OP...
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BYRON'S "MAID OF ATHENS."
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."3 SIR,—In connexion with the interesting article "Poetical Salads," in your issue of June 25th, I should like to remark how strange it is no...
SWALLOWS.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sts,—Countess Evelyn Martinengo Cesaresco says that she has good grounds for believing that vast numbers of our summer visitants are killed...
COUNT AXEL FERSEN.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 SIR, —Since, especially at this time of year, the Spectator cir- culates freely among the Swedish and Dutch nobility, I venture to express a...
A STRANGE BIRD.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."1 Snt,—In your issue of June 25th there is a letter addressed "Surrey Hills" and signed "C. C. Hope," in which the writer says that on June...
The Editor cannot accept responsibility for any article, poems, or
The Spectatorletters 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 to the...
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I do not think
The SpectatorI have seen Oxford's name in the letters on the absence of the swallows. Here at St. Edward's two of our large roofs are the favourite sunning-places of a largo number of...
POETRY.
The SpectatorREQUIEM. A STRANGER told me you were dead, And I, unmoved, replied, Asking in even tones, the place And hour you died. But as, half reverently, he told The things I asked of...
NOTICE.—When "Correspondence" or Articles are signed with the writer's name
The Spectatoror initials, 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 of...
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SOME PLAYS WORTH SEEING.
The SpectatorLyme, HAMMERSMITH.—The Beggar's Opera •• 8.30-2.30 [The first and best musical comedy.] COMEDY.—A Family Man •• ••■ 8.20-2.30 [Mr. Galsworthy'a moderately effective...
THE THEATRE.
The SpectatorBEN JONSON'S "BARTHOLOMEW FAIR "—THE PHOENIX SOCIETY. WHEN we have said that Bartholomew Fair is not quite so dull to witness as it is to read, we have almost said all that is...
BOOKS.
The SpectatorWORLD REVOLUTION.* WE have written elsewhere on the question of secret societies and Mrs. Webster's handling of this perplexed and perplexing matter in her new book. Here we...
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THE WARS OF MARLBOROUGH.*
The SpectatorA DETAILED modern account of Marlborough's campaigns in Flanders and Germany during the War of the Spanish Succession has long been needed. We are glad to find that it has been...
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MR. SHAW'S NEW BOOK.*
The SpectatorTo deal with the facts first, Back to Methuselah is a collection of five one-act plays, each with a thread connecting it loosely to the next. In the last words of the preface...
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TWO BOOKS ON RUSSIA.* NA.1303i0FF, who became Chargé d'Affaires at
The Spectatorthe Russian Embassy in London after the death of Count Benckendorf in January, 1917, and retained that post until September, 1919, has written a most instructive account of the...
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AFTER WATERLOO.*
The SpectatorTHE Head-master of Eton, in a brilliant little book, discusses the politics of the important and difficult period of twenty years following Waterloo. Historical analogies need...
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FICTION.
The SpectatorIntrusion. By Beatrice Kean Seymour. (Chapman and Hall. 8s. 6d. net.)—Mrs. Seymour has obtained a fuller mastery of her material since writing Inpisible Tides, and the plan of...
ROVING EAST Al]) ROVING WEST.* Mn. Leces's notes of travel
The Spectatorare excellent. Their only fault is their brevity, and that is a fault of which few travellers can be accused. He made a hurried trip round the world last year, staying seven...
Simon Called Peter. By Robert Keable. (Constable. 8s. 6d. net.)—Peter
The Spectatoris an Army Chaplain who goes to the Front with the highest ideals and intentions. He perceives that, owing to hie cloth, his companions entirely hide their real wishes and...
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READABLE NOVELS.—The Burning Secret. By Stefan Zweig. (George Allen and
The SpectatorUnwin. Os. net.)—An acute psychological study of the kind which leaves the student with a sense that he has been looking on at a painful operation performed without the aid of...
SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
The Spectator[Notice in this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent review.] TRE JULY MAGAZINES.—The Nineteenth Century gives pro- minence to an article by Sir Charles Macara on...
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The Fruits of Victory. By Norman Angell. (Collins. 8s. 6d.
The Spectatornet.)—The author of The Great Illusion now cries "I told you so!" He maintains that the outcome of the war has justified his original contention that war, from an economic...
The English Woollen and Worsted Industries. By E. Lipson. (A.
The Spectatorand C. Black. 10s. 6d. net.)—This is the first volume of a series of histories of English industries, which promises to be highly interesting and useful. Mr. Lipson, the general...
Westminster Abbey : The Last Days of the Monastery. By
The SpectatorH. F. Westlake. (Philip Allan. 5s. net.)--The great merit of Mr. Westlake's writings about the Abbey, of which he is the Custodian, lies in the fact that he works from the Abbey...
Trade Union Conditions in Hungary. (Geneva : International Labour Office.
The Spectator3s.)—The International Labour Office, at the request of the Hungarian Government, sent a mission, composed of three members, to inquire whether "the right of association for all...
Fifty Years of Golf : My Memories. By "Andra "
The SpectatorKirkaldy, of St. Andrews, told to.Clyde Foster. (T. Fisher Unwin. 12s. 6d. net.)—Golfers will find this an entertaining book. The well. known St. Andrews professional tells...
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La Coleccion Cervantina de la Sociedad Hispanioa de America :
The SpectatorEdiciones de Don Quijote. Por Romero Seris. (Urbana : University of Illinois. 1 dollar 50 cents.)—Dr. Seris has com- piled, in Spanish, an elaborate descriptive catalogue of the...
Though we disagree with a great many of Mrs. Havelock
The SpectatorEllis's opinions on marriage, love, and eugenics, her post- humous volume, The New Horizon in Love and Life (A. and C. Black, 10s. 6d.), is an interesting book, the second part...
We have received an interesting pamphlet by Miss M. 0.
The SpectatorValentine relating the history of The Dundee Social Union and Grey Lodge Settlement, which deserves the attention of readers in those towns where no such admirable institution...
The Vocabulary of the Greek Testammt. By J. H. Moulton
The Spectatorand G. Milligan. Part IV. (Hodder and Stoughton. 10s. 6d. net.)—Professor Milligan is continuing single-handed the invalu- able work that he and the late Professor J. H. Moulton...