do not mention alcohol, but publish arrogant advertisements from the producers of intoxicants pointing out the great national benefits derived from "glorious beer." After the...

Government felt that the time had come to take complete control over all ships and to place them practically in the same position as the railways. Similar arguments applied for...

a proper spirit of satisfaction a subject advocated long and earnestly by the Spectator. We mean the arraying not only of a portion but of the whole nation for National Service....

food spoke with the utmost seriousness. The people, he told the House of Commons, must be called upon to make real sacrifices. Over- consumption by the affluent must not be...

T HE chief event of the week has been Mr. Lloyd George's speech on Tuesday, in which he stated in considerable detail the general policy of his Administration. In the first...

collectively, were absolutely right in refusing to enter into the negotiations to which they were invited in so sinister a document as the German Note, we are equally convinced,...

man whenever he is greatly moved to great issues turns instinctively to Lincoln. And Lincoln never fails him. There was not only the brave heart but the mens aequa in arduia—the...

war. He warned the country that it must not expect a speedy victory from the new Administration. They were doing their best to mitigate the Rumanian troubles, and they had taken...

case.

entirely in agreement with Mr. Lloyd George. We do not doubt, however, that after such an exordium almost every one of Mr. Lloyd George's fifteen million readers, for they must...

cannot summarize this portion of the speech here without expressing our complete amazement. Is it possible, is it credible, is it conceivable, that Mr. Lloyd George and this...

and he tegarded the removal of the misunderstanding with Ireland as a war measure of the first importance. So do we, and so must every sane man in the country. All we desire is...

proposed at . an early date " to summon an Imperial• Conference to place the whole position before the Dominions, to take counsel with them as to what further action they and we...

24th. The increase of expenditure over the estimate bathe to munitions and loans to Allies. The total figure, said Mr. Sonar is " colossal but not alarming." He explained that...

Government to create an- Air Ministry, for we are certain that the Air Eervioe is too big a thing to be attached- permanently .to any other Depart- ment. To each element—the...

erble good feeling and dignity. He made no reference to. the circum- stances in which he had retired from office, and immediately made it clear that he did not claim any right...

!for next year will be fixed at sixty shillings a, quarter. The ;aim. of -oats and potatoes is also to be fixed. This means that the. timid farmer who thinks that somehow. or...

did in almost every case, to get away from their German pursuers, they forced the pace in a manner which must - have had a damaging effect' upon the German troops. The German...

knowledge, , capacity, and sound sense we place the very greatest reliance, made a statement_aa to his duties and the duties of the nation. Next to munitions, the production of...

take the action,and. make us all take the action, which must. inevitably follow. Prohibition dining the War must be a part of that' con- sequential action. Prohibition therefore...

ment that that of Mr. Neville Chamberlain is our personal opinion, and we believe it to be the opinion of all those who know him. He comes from a family in which the obligation...

the French at Verdun, and the outcome of- the Rumanian retreat— are dealt with by us at length- elsewhere. Here we. will only say that the word " glorious " befits the deeds...

been talked of have taken effect. General Joffre has handed over to General Nivelle the Commandership-in-Chief of the Northern and North-Eastern Armies. General Jeffre becomes "...

and King Constantine has yielded to the Allies' ultimatum as to the movements of Greek troops, which as they were being con- ducted had a distinctly threatening aspect. On the...

except that the pessimists continue to draw menacing pictures of how the Germans are going to bring back divisions by the half-dozen from Rumania, where it is airily said they...

articles. True. " There's plenty of room for water," as the camel said while- it toiled over the Libyan Desert. The "Continental question"—that is to say, the geographical...

It expired at 3 p.m. on the next day. It demanded the withdrawal of the. Greek troops from Thessaly, and the transfer of a fixed proportion of them to the Peloponnesn. Allied...

in the Chamber during the week. His majority has been suffering from a slow process of attrition. The Opposition's criticisms as to lack of imagination and energy strongly...

de- seribed in the Frankfurter Zeitung in two long articles. The special correspondent of the Times in Holland says that there is reason In believe that these articles were...

in the House of Lords on Tuesday, as it was substantially identical with that of the Prime Minister. But we must pay the tribute of a brief sentence to the steadiness,...

July 13th.

on Monday. The ridiculous evidence• in support of the charge is drawn from Venizelos's suppressed paper the Kiri= This paper never did anything but support in able and often...

• "DOWN GLASSES "—THE TEST CASE. D O Mr. Lloyd George and his Ministry of all the Energies, for such we gladly and hopefully acknowledge it to be, mean business ? If they do,...

.M R. LLOYD GEORGE'S speech is not open to the criti- cism that it went too far. In our opinion, indeed, it did not go far enough in several important particulars. We are...

THE French infantry, gunners, and airmen won bri- 1• perishable renown for their arms on December 15th before Verdun. We shall not attempt, in any detailed appli- cations, the...

T OR a long time past there has been a growing conviction among leading employers and leading Trade Unionists that many of the fundamental problems of modern industry can only...

T HE discussion—now, we hope, happily ended—whether the life of Captain Blaikie (the gallant merchant captain who tried to defend his ship by ramming a German submarine) could...

A LETTER from Voltaire about England was offered at a recent Red Cross sale at Messrs. Christie's. It was written from London to a French friend in 1726. Voltaire, as we all...

REPARATION. (To TIM EDITOR or TEC " SPECTATOR.") gin,—Allow me to express my hearty concurrence with your leading article on this subject. I have consistently advocated the...

THE RELIGION OF THE ORDINARY SOLDIER. (To MCC EDITOR. OP riff " SPECTATOR.") ffre,—Just after the Somme Battle began, when even on the quieter parts of the line the air became...

doesn't mean I'm going is be hit—far from it—but there's always the possibility, and in the uncertainty of this war it's never wrong to -take what precau- tions one can. Well,...

SIR,—We will all gladly do with a minimum of sugar, and with darkened bread, but in the name of a practical economy, which ought to be pregnant with all-embracing results, may I...

" SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I know of old how great is the courage of the Spectator, Yet I confess to, doubt whether even you will give welcome to remonstrance which the business...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sni,—Nearly two years ago attention was called in the Spectator to the question of reconstructing the Library at Louvain, which was...

OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sus,—Do, please, go on pegging away at the Chancellor of the Exchequer until you convince him of the justice and necessity of raising more money for the...

Sia,—According to a statement made by Mr. Boner Law in the Commons on Tuesday, Captain Blaikie is in no danger, as the German Government have decided that the ' Caledonia' was...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Ens,—Though agreeing with much you say in the matter of reprisals, or, as it may preferably be put, equal treatment, as a general code of...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sre,—A suggestion has been put forward which I have not seen mentioned in the . Press, and perhaps you would advocate it if it appeals to...

OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sin,—May I hope that the enclosed sketch will be worthy of a place in your columns, since it strikes a hopeful note, and indicates the great efforts being...

the article in your last week's issue, " An Appeal to Mr. Bonar Law," you state : " At the present time, in spite of the high range of prices, it is quite certain that...

(To THE EDITOR or TEE "SrEcreros..") Sre,—The National Council of Publio Morals, of which I am President, has instituted an inquiry into the physical, social, educational, and...

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Although the departing year has not witnessed any act of reunion among the Churches in England, or even an indication that a small...

(To ins EDITOE OP THE " SPECTATOR.") Sre,—Doubtless the Prime Minister's War Committee of five notables was not chosen with a view to selecting men from different classes of...

[To THE EDITOE OP TIER " SPECTATOR.") am not the only friend and fellow-worker of the late Sir Hugh Lane who will be grateful for your note in last week's issue. May I give you...

(To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") Sre,—May I crave the hospitality of your columns to announce that, in accordance with the wishes of many friends of the original 29th...

(To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") Sre,—When you say that "if the ancient . . . Romans had marching songs with a good lilt to help them along, these have irrecoverably sunk...

[To THE EDITOR or THE "SPECZATOR."] Sra,—I should like to have altered " one word " in the first two lines of your article on "Reparation " as follows: " Before any peace...

WORK. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:] Sis,—Soon after the outbreak of the war, my father, Lord Roberts, asked the public to lend their glasses for the use of 'the Army....

0? THE "SPECTATOR."1 Sia,—May I with your permission make a comment on " Sur- vivor's " letter (in your issue of December 9th) attacking the 'Government of India in general,...

[To THE EDEMA. .07 THE "EFECTATOR."] Bra, — I am sure the Spectator would not willingly mislead its readers. Apart from the fact that expensive sweetmeats form a very small...

Committee of the British Prisoners of War Book Scheme (Educational) earnestly invite attention to the contents of the accompanying classified list of books, each item of which...

AGRICULTITRE.—Tea-Growing in Assam: The Making of the Land in England; Agricultural Zoology; Fruit Cold-Storage; Coloninl Farming.; Farming in Eastern Bumps. Artases.--General...

of Hell," &c., quoted by Mr. E. V. Lucas, is not a product of the war. I heard it twe or three years before the war from a medical friend. To the best of my remembrance he...

axe earnestly invited. They should be addressed to " A. T. Davis,, Esq., Board of Education. Whitehall. Loudon, S.W.," and the words " Prisoners of War : Extra Special" should...

or THE "SPECTATOR."1 Snt,—I agree with you that silence is the instinctive English atti- tude in the face of the German peace move. But something will have to be said,...

years ago certain young cousins of mine, schoolboys at Felsted and Berkhamstead, but residing at the latter place, enjoyed themselves hugely during the Christmas holidays by...

as THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sun—Among the many ideas put forward for commemorating our fallen soldiers in this unprecedented war, may I suggest that the restora- tion of...

[To THE EDITOR OF THB " SPECTATOR.") SIR, — What can be more admirable than this thought of your corre- spondent to make forests of sacred shade of the dreary wastes where our...

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR, Is not Mr. E. V. Lucas incorrect in saying that no other (London) instance of an architect being honoured with a medallion exists...

THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Your correspondent " London V." is mistaken in supposing that the grey uniforms formerly worn by Volunteer regiments cannot be dyed khaki...

" SPECTATOR."] you allow me to ask your readers, when deciding upon the direction which their charitable Christmas and New Year gifts should take, to bear in mind the special...

OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR, Will you suggest to the publishers of A Student in Arms that the essays be divided and published without boards in two or more light volumes? In its...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, — May I with sixty years' experience of cats venture to disagree with your verdict that only a half-starved cat will be a good hunter?...

[To THE EDITOR OF 7'111C " SPECTATOR."1 SIR, —Have you heard the Cowichan Lake panther story? If not, even in these days when courage is so common that only men without it are...

Tan leading article in the Spectator on the death of Lieutenant Hankey and his article " Don't Worry " have been republished as a leaflet by Messrs. W. Speaight and Sons, 98-99...

ON A TROOPSHIP, 1915. FAREWELL the village leaning to the hill, And all the cawing rooks that homeward fly; The bees; the drowsy anthem of the mill; And winding pollards, where...

(To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTAT013..9 Sra,—Don't you think that when Lydia Pantel called her father a Dorbyste she meant Darbyite1 The Plymouth Brethren were very busy seeking...

THE PAN-GERMAN PLOT UNMASKED.• Tan English translation of M. Cheradame's latest book has come at an opportune moment when tho Germans are filling the air with talk of peace. Now...

THE article under the above heading, dealing with the desecration of beautiful places by the scattering of pieces of paper and other picnic debris, which appeared in our issue...

Ownce to the large and continued demand for copies of the poem entitled " Christ in Flanders," which appeared in our issue of September 11th, 1915, it has now been reprinted in...

(To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIE, — You are no doubt familiar with the enclosed advertisements. I am writing to ask if you can in any way help to protect the public...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Communi- cated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode...

" Verdun. 1916," and dedicated by the-writer, M. Marc Leclerc, to his comrades in the territorial regiments of Anjou who have fallen in the war, appeared originally in the...

A NEW essay and a new folk-tale both by Robert Louis Stevenson are for the first time given to the public. Both were lately found among bundles of old papers, and have been...

TUB Field newspaper has issued, with a preface by its editor, Sir Theodore A. Cook, a volume entitled The Crimes of Germany. Published at one shilling and well illustrated, it...

state in a graceful prefatory note,. " were prepared by the professors of the Department of English and Comparative Literature in Columbia University, as the contribution of...

Wilson, whose memoirs have been carefully edited by Miss Everilda MacAlister, passed most of his life in the placid • Shaksperian Studies. Edited by Brander Matthews and Ashley...

Harrison Townsend, F.R.I. B.A. (T. Fisher Unwin. 10s. Oci. net.)— This is an attractive collection of old drawings and engravings of famous buildings in the war zone, with brief...

By One of His Sons. (Heath and Cranton. 7s. 6d. net.)—This filial tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Justice Day is interesting. Day seemed to the public to be a rather hard...

Co. 6s.)—A seventeenth-century story concerned with the wanderings of one William Salter and his ward and half-sister in search of a lost inheritance.—John-a-Dreams. By...

(Longman and Co., Is.) contains, besides several notable lectures, a further account of the progress made in collecting books for the Uni- versity of Louvain, to replace the...

PINCHER MARTIN, 0.D.* FAR fewer books about the work of the Navy have been published during the war than about that of our Armies. This is not to be won- dered at ; for when...

[Notice in this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent review.] Nationalism and Internationalism. By Ramsay Muir. (Constable and Co. 4s. 6d. net.)—Professor Muir in...

University Press. 3s. (id. net.)—The shrewd Scottish lawyer who was for long the friend and chief colleague of the younger Pitt, who ruled Scotland and India, managed the Great...

(Macmillan and Co. 5s. net.)—This attractive little book, written for delivery as a course of lectures at Boston, illustrates our social history under the Georges and Victoria...

been pub- lished by Messrs. G. Philip and Son. One is a .Large-Scale Strategical War-Map of Europe: The Balkans (2s. (id. net), on a scale of eighteen miles to the inch, which...

Brothers. $2 net.)—This clever, entertaining, and exceedingly indiscreet book, made up of letters written from the American Embassy in Mexico City between October, 1913, and...