31 JULY 1909, Page 23

SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

[Under this heading we volice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] From Mine to Ministry. By Thomas Cox Meech. (North of England Newspaper Company, Darlington. 6d.)—This is a biography of Mr. Thomas Burt, M.P., and tells the story of the rise of the Labour Party and of the consolidation of Trade- Unionism. No one who reads the account of how Labour was situated in Mr. Burt's early days can wonder that there should have been a considerable swing of the pendulum. Whether this is all for the general good is another matter which we must leave undiscussed. Meanwhile there is nothing in this book that does not redound to Mr. Burt's personal credit.