In the Prison City : Brussels, 1914-1918. By J. H.
Twells. (Melrose. 5s. net.)—Miss Twells, an American, lived in Brussels through the war. Her description of her experiences under German rule is worth reading. It speaks well for the spirit of the Belgians that they never despaired, despite the persistently false reports of German victories which the enemy circulated up to the very end. Miss Twells'a modest little narrative does not pretend to rival Mr. Brand Vithitloek's well-known book, but it adds some confirmatory detail, if confirmation be needed. We are glad to see that the publisher of Ways and Means, at 8 Bouverie Street, E.C. 4, is reprinting in leaflet form (100 copies for 3s.) some of the simple and instructive "Talks about Work and Wages" which have appeared in the journal. Very much of what is known as industrial unrest is due to sheer ignorance of elementary economics and to confused thinking. These little papers, which should be widely distributed, will help towards a better understanding of homely truths. Mr. Ernest Bann, for example, shows in Time is Money how the popular fallacy of " making a job for a pal " results to the disadvantage of every one, including the workman and his " pal." " Boyd Cable " again works out the consequences of Reduced Production, by which all suffer and none really benefits. Tho King's recent speech at the Guildhall on The Need for Industry is reprinted in one of these admirable leaflets.
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