12 APRIL 1924, Page 21

THE FORTNIGHTLY.

The Byron centenary, Turkey, Germany and the Labour Government are the main topics of this month's issue, and in each of them two or more contributors have something to say. Sir John Marriott puts the Conservative case against Socialism, while Mr. Holford Knight paints an ideal picture of the Socialist State, abounding in the joy of service, with. municipal tramwaymen who would never injure the community by striking. Mr. John Bell and Mr. R. C. Long, writing from diverse experiences in Germany, agree that Germany is now doing very well commercially and financially, while Mr. Bell asserts that she is quietly re-arming for revenge. Mr. II. C. Minchin's review of Byron's career is carefully written, and is followed by an account of Byron's portraits, which are many.