7 MARCH 1914, Page 15

"THE DANGERS OF DEMOCRACY."

Ito SHP ED1708 OP Tel " SPEOTAT0114.1 Sru,—I agree with your reviewer (Spectator, February 28th) of Sir Arthur Clay's excellent selection of articles contributed by the late Thomas Mackay to the Quarterly Review between 1894 and 1909 that the interest of the book would be enhanced by the date when each article was written being given. I happen to have noted the dates in my own copy, and it may be useful for other readers of the book to have them. They are as follows: "Methods of the New Trades Unionism," January, 1895; "Trades Unions in Practice and Theory," April, 1898 ; " Trades Unions and the Law," April, 1906; " Wages and Savings of Working Men," April, 1899; "The Minimum Wage," January, 1909; "Democratic Finance," July, 1896; "Orthodox Economics," October, 1901; "Muni- cipal Socialism," October, 1906; and "The Reform of the Poor Law," April, 1909.—I am, Sir, &c., W. CHANCEL Orchards, near Godalming.