20 JANUARY 1923, Page 25

SECOND YEAR-BOOK OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: January, 1921—February 6th,

1922. By Charles II. Levermore. (P. S. King. 7s. 6d. net.) Dr. Levermore, who is the secretary of the League of Nations Union in New York, has compiled a valuable hand- book dealing with the work of the League in 1921 and with other important diplomatic affairs of that year. The full summary of the Washington Conference will be found pecu- liarly useful for reference, as it contains the details of the naval agreement which has yet to be ratified by the French Chamber. The arrangement is chronological, but a table of contents, which is lacking, would facilitate the use of the book. There is a good index.