23 FEBRUARY 1934, Page 6

The sudden death of Mr. Harold Wright, the former Editor

of The Nation, is tragically premature. He was only 51 and though he had given up his regular profes- sional work he was devoting his energies to various valuable causes, notably societies for the encouragement of rural industries and for supplying libraries for the crews of merchant ships, and had leisure left for such useful activities as the publication of " Cambridge University Studies," which he arranged and edited. He was a con- vinced Liberal and the last time I saw him was discussing his own plans for greater political activity. One of his last acts less than a week ago was to drive over from his home near Banstead to Abinger to see the Editor of this journal who was resting there after a motor accident.