8 NOVEMBER 1924

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[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

[To the Editor of the SPE:CT-kTOR.] Sit,-In the article " The Guild Company," November Ist, thlie writer speaks of the Labour Party as having ' undertaken to represent the...

MANNUAL WORKERS AS DIRECTORS.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

MANNUAL WORKERS AS DIRECTORS. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-The direction of a great business is a matter requiring entirely different qualities from those demanded of...

THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

THE EFFECT OF ALCOHIOL. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SiR,-lBeing a medical practitioner of over forty-four winters, I have been lost interested in the series of letters on...

THE GUILD COMPANY.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

TIHE GUILD COMPANY. [lTo the dilor of the SPECTATOR.] Siii,--Mr.. R. Stirling Taylor sscheme of the guild company, outlinedl in the Spectator of November 1st, is beautiful from...

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THE TAVISTOCK CLINIC.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

THE TAVISTOCK CLINIC. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SiIi,- May I, through the courtesy of the Spectator, call the attention of its readers to a recent announcement of two...

DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND TRAINING.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND TRAIN ING. [To the leditor of the SPECTrATOlR.] Sijn,- Into the merits of the discussion upon the best forms of training for domestic work it is not...

"IT SERVED ME RIGHT!"; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

"IT SERVED ME RIGHT!", [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-These, alas ! were the dying words of a boy thrown from a bicycle lwhen holding to a motor-lorry trailer-as...

THE OCTAVE LYRE.

The Spectator

POETRY. THE OCTAVE LYRE. (A lilting Ode on the Bodyj and Itspiration of Poetry and Song.) WiEn.s I came to life in the Long Ago On the banks of the Chinese W'e-i-ho, Little...

AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

AN OLD SUBSCRIBER. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-When I was a young man, in 1868, I was reprimanded by my father-a graduate of Glasgow University, and a stern...

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THE PRESENT STATE OF LITERATURE. I.-PROTEST.

The Spectator

THE PRESENT STATE OF LITERA'rUlRE. 1.-PROTEST. To the prospective author: Sir, If you stanmp your foot the earth will tremble through all times to come. It is a small affair:...

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[The Daily Chronicle last Saturday published an article...]

The Spectator

The Daily Chronicle last Saturday p)ul)lishled an arlicle I I)V- Mr. Lloyd George examiningr the causes of the Liberal disaster. He is extraordlinaaily fiank. ' Lookin back,"...

[The voters not unnaturally recoiled from this elabo-...]

The Spectator

The voters not unnaturally recoiled from this elabo- rately unsatisfactory method-lhence the triumphal success of President Coolidge. It is interesting to reflect, all the...

[The trouble was that the Labour Government did not...]

The Spectator

The trouble was that the Labour Government. (lid not I 1behliave ac cordingir to the Lileral l)lai. " We all assumed," sayt-s Mr. LlIo\yd George, " that they would have the...

[A remark by the Parliamentary correspondent of the...]

The Spectator

A remark lbv the IParliamenltary correspondent of the I T'Iimes onl tlhc real work to ceme is significant and most wlcl~omne. ie. says that " the general feelimw aniona the...

[The American Presidential Election, which was held...]

The Spectator

The American Presidential Election, which was held I on Tuesday, resulted in a sweeping success for President Coolidge. General Dawes was chosen as Vice-President. The figures...

[There is little doubt that a considerable body of opinion...]

The Spectator

There is little doubt that a considerable body of opinion -chiefly made. up of people with agrarian. interests, of Radicals " and of men who believc in the initiative, the...

[In China, Wn Pei-fu, the Commander of the Chihli...]

The Spectator

In China, Wn Pei-fu, the Commander of the Chilli party, has had to accept the inevitable results of the secession of Feng Yu-hsiang, " the Christian General." Feng not only...

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INNOCENT DESIRES. By E. L. Grant Watson.

The Spectator

I INNOCENT DESIRES. By E. L. Grant Watson. (Jonathan I Cape. 7s. 6d. net.) It is obvious that the whole question of the morality of Mr. Grant Watson's collection of stories...

Waste. By Robert Herrick.

The Spectator

W 1a aste. By Robert Iferrick. (Jonathan Cape. 7s. 6d. net.)-A very able but lengthy analysis of development in America from the 'eighties of the last century to the present...

False Scent. By J. S. Fletcher.

The Spectator

I False Sceid. By J. S. Fletcher. (HIerbert Jenkins. 7s. 6d. net. )-Mr. J. S. Flcteher's title much understates his case, for there is not one false scent but a dozen in his...

The Clouded Pearl. By Berta Ruck.

The Spectator

The Clouded Pearl. By Berta Ruck. (Hlodder and Stotighton. 7s. 6d. net.'-This story would he' more divertingyif it were not so unbelievable. Berta Ruck always writes in high...

The Law of fhe Threshold. By F. A. Steel.

The Spectator

The Law of fhe Threshold. By F. A. Steel. (Heinemann. 7s. 6d. net.)--Ars. Steel deals seriously with the unrest in In(lia an(l its cause. The Look is interesting but not...

Rasprava. By E. J. Harrison.

The Spectator

I? asprava. By E. J. Harrison. (Geoffrey Bles. 7s. Od. net.)-A sensational novel of Bolshevik Russia. It is original in its treatment in that the Cheka acts in a highly...

Elaine at the Gates. By W. B. Maxwell.

The Spectator

OTHER NOVELS. I Elaine at the Gates. By W. B. Maxwell. (Thornton Butterworth. 7s. (d. net.)--Mr. Maxwell's new volume reminds the present writer of an old and rather...

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The Life of John William Strutt, Third Baron Rayleigh, O.M., F.R.S. By his Son, Robert John Strutt, Fourth Baron Rayleigh, F.R.S.

The Spectator

JOXRD RAYliAAGH. The Life of John William Strutt, Third Baron Rayleigh, O.M., F.R.S. By his Son, 11obert John Strutt, Fourth Baron Rayloigh, F.R.S. (Edward Arnold. 25s.) AT...

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THE UNIONIST LEADERS AND THE REFERENDUM.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

THE UNIONIST LEADERS AND TH E REFEREN'DUA. [TQ the Editor of t/hc Si'.:c"'1i on2.] SIR,-YOu say in \our leading article of November Ist, in regard to the introduction into this...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sir,-In this hour of victory for the Unionist Party vou, for one, will not overlook the great disaster to whieh this victory may lead,...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] I SiR,-You say " Our King Demos has said he does not want Socialism." If we regard the whole electorate as Demos and not the constituencies,...

TRADE WITH RUSSIA.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

TIRDE WITH RUSSIA. [To the Editor of M/c SPtLcr.lroi.] Si_!.-'I'le object of the doomedl propose(1 loani to 1{issia could hardly have been commercial, for to-day our exliorts...

OWNERSHIP.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

OW7NERSHIIP. [To the Editor of the S*ii.cr .vron.] SIR,-" We must increase own~ership by every le-itimate means . . The man divorced from owvnership is Socialismn s opportunity...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

[To the Editor of the SPECTAToR.] SiR,-The General Election now over reveals a fact which has long been suspected but is now actually accomplished, namely, that in the politics...

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[The Motor Cycle Exhibition at Olympia is chiefly...]

The Spectator

i The Miotor Cvcic Exhibition at Olympia is chiefly interestina 1)ecause, like the recent Motor Car Exhibitiol, it shows that an increasing elaboration in equipment is...

[Last Saturday the issue of the General Election was...]

The Spectator

Last Saturday the issue of the General Electioni wav fougllt out again on the minor battlefield of the municipalities. Elections were held ini about three hundrei Boroughs in...

[An important step has been taken by the Air Ministry...]

The Spectator

An important step has been taken by the Air Ministry in appointing Sir Johln Salmond to be Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief for the defence of Great Britain. The new Command...

[We have more than once suggested that the time was...]

The Spectator

I We have more tlhaii ouce suggested that. the time NAa- ripe fbr a more sc(leltilic use of the wind in the propIlsioii of ships. There has been no essential clhanige for...

[The Marquis de Estella, the head of the Spanish...]

The Spectator

IF o r hi.The Marquis de Estella, the head of the Spanish Directory, who has taken the bold step of assuming the command in Morocco, is still acting boldly-thoujgh his boldness...

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Swinburne's Collected Works.

The Spectator

SWINBURNE. Swinburne's Collected Works. (Heinemann. 15s.) I'liirN-, in 1904, the first collected edition of Swinbui nc's poetry was published, the poet declared that it was...

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[ON Tuesday Mr. Ramsay MacDonald resigned and, as...]

The Spectator

NEWS OF THE WEEK. (+ N Tuesday Mr. Ramsay MacDonald resigned an(l, as 0J hbl been foreseen. the King immediately sent for Mr. Baldwin, who became Prime Minister. Mir. Baldw in...

[Although the Unionist vote at the General Election rose...]

The Spectator

AltliougIh the UlliOllist vote at the General Election rose from a little over 5 millions to a little ovcr 7 millions, the Labour vote, in spite of the loss of many seats, rose...

[We will only say by way of general comment that...]

The Spectator

WVc %vill onlv sav 1)v way of cvnelral comment i hat we hope Mr. Baldlwin is taking his owvn linc-the linie of a man -,ho offers rather thani bargains. One of the earliest...

[The late Cabinet between the General Election and...]

The Spectator

I The late Cabinet betweeni the General Electio- aii.X their resignation spent much tinic in diseissiiig the Zinovieff letter. It cannot be sai(l th.at they Iia c satisfied the...

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THE ELECTION AND WORLD PEACE.

The Spectator

THE ELECTION A-ND WORLD PEACE. T HE reactions of the Unionist victory of last WednesT day on foreign affairs arc sure to be strong and cumulative. In particular all those...

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LILY, MAPLELEAF AND ROSE.

The Spectator

LI IXr ANIAPli LEAF AN' D ROSE. ,'' the Palace of Versailles. on Tuesday, October Sth, A was founded the Soch6 ! a histoire du Canada, a Freiich organization corresponldi ig to...

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The Collected Works of Herbert Trench. Edited by Harold Williams. Selected Poems of Herbert Trench. Edited with an Introduction by Harold Williams.

The Spectator

HERBERT TRENCH. The Collected Works of Herbert Trench. Edited bv Harold AsWilliams (Jonathan Cape. Three Volumes, 25!s.) | Selected Poems of Herbert Trench. Edited with all...

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RACING VERSUS WORK.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

RACING VERSUS WORK. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR-I so fully agree with the Rev. E. Benson Perkins in wishing to diminish the now gigantic evil of betting and gambling...

MR. MASSINGHAM'S RELIGION.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

MR. MAUSSIN-GIIAM'S RELIGION'. [To the Editor o thte SP]ECTATOIt.] Siu,-In his interesting article under the above title, Dean Inge remarks Massinghamn was mistaken if lhe...

A BYRON EXHIBITION.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

A BYRON EXHIBITION. [To t1e Editor of the SPEC'CAT.oI.1 Siii,--There have beCn several exhil)itions of Byron's works this year, the centenary of that of lis (leath; in this...

THE STERILIZATION OF DEFECTIVES.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

THE STERILIZATION OF DEFECTIVES. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-I read with interest the letter of your correspon(lent, Mr. Henning Belfrage, on " The Effect of...

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Robert Louis Stevenson. By J. A. Steuart.

The Spectator

TIIlE REAL E. L. S. Robert Louis Steven-on. By J. A. Steuart. (Sanipscn Low. 32s.) AF-ri.-n closing the second of these two volumes, my first thout!gt was that nothing now...

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English Society in the. Eighteenth Century, as Influenced from Oversea. By Jay Barrett Botsford, A.M., Ph.D. Rogues in Porcelain. Compiled and Decorated by John Austen.

The Spectator

BOOKS OF THE MOMENT. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. [COPYRIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY TIHE New York Times.] English Society in the. Eighteenth Century, as Influenced...

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Mr. Rowl. By D. K. Broster.

The Spectator

Mr. Howl. Bv D. K. Broster. (Ieinenmann. 7,s. d.)- I The escapes of prisonlers of war generally make good reading, and Aldiss Broster's story of the adventures of AM. Raoul...

The Sinister Man. By Edgar Wallace.

The Spectator

The Sinister Mlan. By Edgar Wallace. (Hodder and Stougliton. 7s. 6d.)--MNr. Edgar Wallace can be relied on to give tls thrills with all the latest improvemenits. In The...

ELECTION AFTERTHOUGHTS.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

FINTANCE-PUBLIC & PRIVATE. [By Ouit Crry EDITOR.] ELECTION AFTERTHOU(GHTS. [To the Editor ff the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-That the Election results have exceeded the most sangu ine...

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The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters. Haworth Edition.

The Spectator

THE FIVE BRON-rTS. I The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters. I Ham-orth Edition. 7 Vols. 3s. 6d. eall. THE Rev. Patrick Bront6 always took his meals apart...

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THE NEW "OLD VIC."

The Spectator

THE THEATHE.'lRra. THE NEW\ '()I) "DVIC." TiiL most jade(1 ian wvould plrJrolbably have found himself ins)iritcd if le liad been l)rcs(lt ait the re(openling1 of tie Old Vie....

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UNEMPLOYMENT.

The Spectator

UNFIMPIOYAll)YNMlN. DR. AiA\CNAMAIIA' S able and pI'altical fl(er in D 1"'edn(lvesday'S TimeRs on UInemp!])]OVlllCoyet st rikes exactly fihc right note. llesi(ls being a ta.g(...

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CHRISTIANITY AND THE STATE. By S. Parkes Cadman, LL.D., D.D.

The Spectator

NOTABLE BOOKS. I CHRISTIANITY AND THE STATE. By S. Parke- Cadninii, LL.D., D.D. (New York: The Macmillan Conipauy.) TInlE author of this popular American book, a well-known...

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THIS WEEK'S BOOKS.

The Spectator

BOOKS. THIS WEEK'S BOOKS. TriOffLMS HEYWOOD, whose translation of Sallust's Cataline and Jugurtha has just been issued in The Tudor Translations (Constable), was one of the...

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Seamen All. By E. Keble Chatterton. 1700 Miles in Open Boats. By Cecil Foster. A Gipsy of the Horn. By Rex Clements.

The Spectator

T'HE1 SEA AND SHIPS. Se..mrcn All. 13X- 1'. IRb!o Clhatterton. (Ifeincinann. IOs. 6al.) | 17C0 Miles in Opern Bonts. By Ceeil Foster. (Martinl hoppkin- "Oil. I(}Fs- (;(I.)...

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In the Land of Youth. By James Stephens. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck. By James Branch Cabell. Three Pilgrims and a Tinker. By Mary Borden. Elsie and the Child. By Arnold Bennett. The Specimen Case. By Ernest Bramah.

The Spectator

FICTION*. GAIETY AND CYNICISM. In the Land of Youth. By James Stephens. (Macmillan. 7s. 6d. net.) The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck. By James Branch Cabell. I (Bodley Head....

MEDIAEVAL GARDENS. By Sir Frank Crisp, Bart.

The Spectator

MEDIAEVAL GARDENS. By Sir Frank Crisp, Bart. (Bodley I Head, 2 vols., £6 6s. net.) Titis delighltful book by the late Sir Frank Crisp brings the Aliddle Ages before us in...

ON AN ENGLISH SCREEN. By James Agate.

The Spectator

ON AN ENGLISH SCREEN. By James Agate. (Bodley I Head. (is. nlet. ) OBVIOUSIY Mr. Agate can write at breakneck speed and retain his vivacity. Obviously he can take any...

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THE GENERAL ELECTION.; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. THlE GENERAL ELECTION. [To the Editor of th1 SPECT-ATORl.] Sin, The Conserv-atives have won a grcat victory, but it wouldl lc idle to ignore thc faet...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

The Spectator

lTo the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIx,-While one cannot help rejoicing over the crushing condemnation delivered by the country against Socialism and all its works, there are...

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MR. BALDWIN AND HIS TASK.

The Spectator

TOP'ICS OF THE DAY. ,itM. BALD)WIN ANI) HIS TASV. i\tJH. BA LDW IN is one of Forttune's favourites. That I is often the fate of those who are not egoists and nre x(crv little...

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Recent Books for Reference:Judaism and the Beginnings of Christianity. Four lectures, edited by C. S. Myers. Some Pennanent Values in Judaism. By Israel Abrahams.

The Spectator

THE JEWS IN WORLD HISTORY. II.-THE SELF-BETRAYAL. Recent Books for Reference:- Judaism and the Beginnings of Christianity. Four lectuires, edited by C. S. Myers....