16 MARCH 1907, Page 25

Sir Roper Lethbridge, who is an active financial reformer, publishes

India and Imperial Preference (Longmans and Co., 2s. 6d. net), supporting the policy indicated by the title. His object is, to quote his preface, to "advocate the only reasonable, the only patriotic, the only possible Swadeshi,' which is Imperial Preference." It will be seen, therefore, that he connects his scheme with a prominent question in Indian politics.