It is useless to be annoyed with people who when
asked to describe their lives pour out bitterness and resentment and make hopelessly inaccurate statements. To the scientific observer it is an important clue to many things that they should wish to do that. If all this be ad- mitted in general, -however, it is still necessary to make a reservation. It is only too true that the " uneducated " man who is most ready to accept an invitation to write is also the most ready to utter abuse. The contented wage- earner is generally among the inarticulate. The sixth and last article of the series, which we publish to-day, is a good example of what we mean. The man finds nothing right and he has a very striking gift of invective. Much is explained when it is noted that he is a farm ,worker. Much more would probably be explained if we conversed with him in a public house and discovered, -as we daresay we should, that this highly disgruntled person is really an excellent fellow. Underneath, , we warrant, is the same man who fought with a will at Jutland. We are impenitent, then, when we receive letters seriously suggesting that the Spectator is " stirring up unrest " by publishing such articles. Let the wage- earner have his say.
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