19 FEBRUARY 1927, Page 35

THE HOWLING MOB. By A Gentleman with a Duster. ills

and Boon. 5s.)-Dr. Johnson, having been invited to amine a certain book, observed, " I have read the Italian ; thing in it is well " ; and the observation seems on the whole sufficient comment on this work, which calls itself " an dictment of Democracy." Democracy (the Howling Mob lie of ignorant rich and ignorant poor) is a fact (apparently certain minds a lamentable.fact), but it has to be accepted. stead, therefore, of perpetually lamenting it, why not indicate me lines along which its deficiencies might be improved ? v the gift of real education, for instance, the Mob might be tight to howl in an intelligent way and for intelligent thingsi tit all the Duster Gentleman has to suggest is oligarchy.