10 FEBRUARY 1923, Page 19

There are in this issue of the Spectator two matters

to which we Wish to draw the special attention of our readers. The first is 'Mr. Nigel Thornton's article on• the effects of -restoring confidence in Austria. It -should teach people that the world can be saved even when the conditions seem most hopeless, provided only that men- can get—what they want quite as much as food—hope. The other matter is the appeal of the Imperial War -Relief Fund, particulars of which are to be found in our advertisement Columns. The work is not merely one of 'immense 'importance.; it is one in which men of all creeds, classes, and political views can join withetit friction. It is a work in which nur contemporary Pune& has done special -service.