that when Italy entered the war she made a private Treaty with Great Britain and France, known as the Pact of London. " Many other Powers, great and small, have entered the...

even speculative, they admit of various interpreta- tions. It would be impossible to accuse statesmen of dishonesty who said in effect, as the Italians are now saying ; " We are...

1' HE issue of President Wilson's manifesto to Italy and 1. the world on the dispute between the Italians and the South Slays was a momentous event. The news from Paris for days...

point out that new independent States will take the place of fallen Austria, and that Italy is a member of the League of Nations which will guarantee their independence. Above...

had a strong natural strategic frontier. First Napoleon and then Austria robbed Italy of that defence. Unless the true defensive line is restored, no competent soldier would...

of Fiume. It must be remembered that under the Pact of London the Italians are entitled to Trieste, Pola, and part of Dalmatia, while Fiume is allotted to Croatia. The Italians...

a very much more inconvenient instrument than it is. In the main we would say that, in view of the circumstances that then existed, it was not only a necessary but a perfectly...

new movements be promoted, beyond those which are men- tioned or even indicated in Mr. Wilson's thoughts. It is already clear that Signor Orlando believes that an appeal has...

letters submitted to him, but when stamped and addressed envelopes are sent he will do his best to return contributions in ease of rejection.

that the League of Nations would probably admit the friendly neutrals soon after the Covenant had been signed by the Allies. Spain had already asked for admission. As a member...

week that the Government would not accept a Peace that " sacrificed the present and future of the German people." He described the prolonged Armistice as " intolerable torture."...

to Italy not to ask the United States to make peace on terms of which the American people disapprove. Italy, via-d-vie her Allies, is of course in a position of great tactical...

Marshal Foch. Marshal Foch stated unreservedly that in his belief, since the Rhine was the true defensive frontier of France, France ought to take German territory right up to...

of Vienna in November and December, 1814. Russia wanted all Poland ; Prussia wanted all Saxony. Metternich emphatically said " No " ; Caatlereagh also emphatically said " No."...

Peace Conference. He declared that President Wilson had been most sympathetic towards the French claims. The Allies, though criticized for their reticence, would not commit the...

be said for every one's point of view in this controversy,peace is by far the greatest need of all countries in the world. It is useless to talk of degrees of security,...

of Italy for naval security if the South Slave were deprived of the right to maintain a Navy. We do not know whether this suggestion has been before the Conference during the...

the eastern ahorei of the Adriatic which Italy expected were withheld from her, there need be no fear of the unfair treatment of groups of Italian people," because " adequate...

of Commons before it adjourned on Wednesday week for the Easter holidays,and enjoyed one of his customary Parliamentary successes. He defended the Peace Conference against the...

into a general strike of the native members of the Civil Service. Open disorder has ceased. The Civil Servants are trying by persuasion or threats to enlist the Egyptian...

of Agriculture on Monday—three of them in the London area Sines then every day has provided a list of suspected Mises. On Wednesday the muzzling order came into force, in its...

gradually, is apparently the joint invention of Sinn Fein and the Irish Labour Party, who are determined to organize a general strike throughout Ireland at the close of a period...

there were serious disturbances in the Punjab and in the Ahmedabad district of the Bombay Presidency. Several railway stations were burnt ; railways and telegraphs were...

delegates to Versailles, said that they would despatch couriers to receive the Allies' terms and take them back to Weimar for examination. The Allies in reply informed Germany...

leading an uneasy life. 3'.. Balfour had occasion last week to warn the ringleader, Bela Kun, that foreign subjects and insti- tutions must not be robbed, and that the...

to the Times last Saturday a lucid and temperate summary of the ease against liquor importation into Nigeria and other provinces. He indicated that Prohibition is not only...

arrested the Lettish Ministry and disarmed the Lettish troops. The Premier took refuge on a British warship at Libau. The Ministry had been recognized by the Allies. It was...

from the Urals towards the Volga. At Sarapul, south-west of Perm, it is said to have routed the Bol- shevik army and to have taken twenty-five thousand prisoners. The melting of...

1917,

THE PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH. I N the House of Commons on Wednesday week Mr. Lloyd George came through the latest of his recur- rent crises , with the ease which we had...

N OW that the Prime Minister has broken with Lord Northcliffe, it will be interesting to see what substitute he will find for his Press Party. If he will act with calmness and...

T HE Allied statesmen in Paris seem at last to have recognized their duty to our friends, in Central Europe. A great deal of sentiment, partly genuine and partly malicious, has...

" THE NAKED GOSPEL" I SHOULD like, did time allow, to quote at length another witness to the fact that the position of the Church of England as regards doctrine is so broad as...

L ANGUAGE is the devil. It is always in danger of expressing too much, or too little, or something different from what you mean. Worst of all, what it means to you is not what...

A CORRESPONDENCE has taken place lately in the Times pointing out the need of protection to Antarctic fauna, especially the seals and penguins. The animals are being exploited...

I N view of the present shortage of fuel, the naval and military authorities have decided to place at the disposal of the "Central Committee Peace Celebration Beacons and...

[Letters of the length of one of oar leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space.] THE IRISH PROBLEM. • fro vat...

EE moment the sloop leapt higher and plunged deeper as she °barged the rapidly rising head sea. The fact that the weather was getting worse and worse could no longer be die....

Sia,—As one who has lived in Ireland for many years, and watched the progress of events carefully, I should like to make some remarks with reference to Lord Hugh Cecil's letter...

Cecil's "Four Council" scheme but a further suggestion of partition already rejected by " Sinn Feinism," which persistently demands a single Republic united in its hostility to...

ITo THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—IL is clearly contrary to the best interests of the notion that the Government should adhere to a policy which penalizes marriage...

important article on this sulijecl- " The Church of England is by her history, her nature, her traditions, her composition, and by the law of the land the Christian community...

fTo THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I have often been puzzled to know the exact meaning which you attach to the title Church of England, and I greatly hope that your...

[To THE EDITOR OF 'ME " SPECTATOR.") Sus,—Last Sunday I took a unique Church parade, which I think will interest many readers of the Spectator. 1 was visiting an outlying...

Ste,—Mr. Hinton's experience in your issue of April 5th is not relevant. The case he mentions of rats in possession of the cavity indicates defective drainage and defective wall...

who has practised in Canada for nearly twenty years, may I correct certain statements made by one of your correspondents in your issue of April 12th under the heading "Hollow...

read in your issue of the 5th inst. such a strong condemnation of the suggestion to impose a graduated tax on all profits over 10 per cent, and I beg leave to point out that,...

[To TRE EDITOR or TEE " SPEOTATOR."3 Sus,—I think that all architect readers of the Spectator will have shared my surprise at the lengthy correspondence respect- ing "hollow...

SHAKESPEARE DAY: WARWICKSHIRE. Time fairest corner of the earth Where dancing spring, Tiptoe on winter's track of dearth, Her arms ailing, Scatters broadcast treasures of light...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " Sesernoa."1 think your correspondent Lieutenant BhIlake mistakes Mr. Asquith's reference to Carlyle's criticism of Sir Walter Scott. The ex-Prime...

HAIG and Barrer, star with star Twinn'd in splendour, Waterloo Gave not safer earth than you, Freer seas not Trafalgar ! Hawser WABREN.

(To THE BETT011 OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Eati,—.1 think many of your readers are interested in village libraries, and I should be very grateful for any hints they are kind.enough...

rib THE EDITOR or Ta " SPECTATOE."3 Ssx,—In reference to Sir Alfred Hopkinson's letter in your issue of April 12th, surely the obvious source for restocking the library of...

(To ma Emma or rat " larecrcroa."1 Stn.—Your reviewer seems to forget that the last line of the Aeneid is a repeat from XI. 631 (death of Camilla), on which Conington quotes...

[To THE EDITOR Or ras " SPEOLLTOE."3 connexion with this subject, no better instance of the kind could probably be found than the Life of Christ in the Words of the Four...

(To THE Emma or Ta " Seeenroa."] Sm,—The discussion in Parliament which preceded the passing of the Increase of Rent (Restrictions) Act on April 2nd has created some confusion...

name or initiate, or with a pseudonym, or ors marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode...

We suggest that there can be no better Present in Peace or War than an Annual Subscription to the Spectator. He or else who gives the Spectator ae a present will give a weekly...

WAR AT SEA.* SIR THOMAS BROWNE used to recommend his son, a naval officer, to study the sea-fights of the ancients in Plutarch. Sir Reginald Custance evidently agrees with the...

IT is always well to learn from the enemy, if we can. The pamphlet in which the notorious Trotsky professes to give the history of the Russian Revolution up to February, 1918,...

The Cambridge History of American Literature, originally planned to appear in two volumes, has been extended to three owing to the abundance of material submitted and the space...

Iv ie a characteristic feature of English religious thought, and one which accounts, at least in part, for the present state of English religion, tbat„while a refutation of...

Six - Tv-Two years, nearly two-thirds of a century, are a long chapter in the history of modern medicine, but the chapter, which a loving and dutiful son puts before us in this...

Me. FRANCIS COOTIE is an old and tried friend of the small yachtsman. His hipts on cruising and seamanship for small yachts have been valued for many years by those amateurs who...

/Notice in this column does not necessarily prelude tuboequent review.] THE QUAHTSRLIBS.—The Edinburgh Review for April is an exceptionally good number. Sir Lynden Macassey,...

Lane. 7s. net.)—A modern story of a mediaeval castle in which lives a lady known as " the Fatal Countess." In spite of the trapdoors and secret passages, the reader will find...

MIDAS AND SON.* &roux of its modern trimmings, the theme of Midas and Son is as old as the New Comedy,for it is none other than that of the son of a rich father who wishes to...

Revised by E. Rut and A. Noblet. (D. Nutt. 3s. 6d. net.)—We may call attention to this new edition of a very accurate and useful little technical dictionary for British and...

the Congresses which preceded and followed Waterloo is an admir- able summary of a subject that has come to assume greater importance than ever. The third section, especially,...

Force. (Cairo : Government Press for the Palestine News.)— This highly interesting book may be described as a semi-official commentary, mainly in the fogm of maps, on General...

Edited by R. W. Chapman. (Clarendon Press. 3s. 6d. net.)—It must have been as great a pleasure to make these selections from Boswell as it is to read them, except, of course,...

Press. 12e. 6d. net.)—A famous inscribed tablet now at Edinburgh—a cast is in the British Museum near the entrance— records the fact that the Second Legion constructed a...