20 SEPTEMBER 1919, Page 21

In the Grip of the Terror. By Lumen. (W. H.

Smith and Son. 3d.)—This plain narrative of the Communist nightmare in Budapest deserves reading. It describes the deeds of the " strange medley of visionaries and ex-criminals " headed by Bela Kum. Their corps of executioners was mainly composed of Russians and Germans. " At no time," we are told, " were there more than 3,000 Communists in Budapest." It is a very forcible illustration of the truth that revolutions are made by minorities. Workmen who struck against the wages fixed by the Commune were promptly dealt with. There is no toleration of the right to strike under a Bolshevik dispensation.