A RURAL CRISIS.
A definite crisis has arrived in the campaign for saving or salving England's scenery. All the societies that concern themselves with this work support the Council for the Preserva- tion of Rural England in which their knowledge is pooled. This council, most ably led, has enlisted the co-operative energy of local councils, of landowners, and of the great public who loves " England's green and pleasant land. Any individual or council in search of any legal or artistic knowledge can get it by appealing to the council. They can hear what exactly are the opportunities for regional planning ; how to save old buildings, how to deal with the various forms of " uglification." In short, expert knowledge in the technique of rural preservation is at their disposal ; and, more than this, energetic action can be organized in any quarter of England or Wales. An efficient agent of preservation is in being. The only barrier to really effective action is a certain lack of the sinews of war. A debt of the deepest gratitude will be due to anyone who shall help to supply this deficiency. * * * *
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