20 FEBRUARY 1909, page 5

The Poor Law Commission.—the Majority Report.

T HERE are two ways of looking at the Poor Law 'problem. One way is that of the song the paupers used to sing in the days before the reforms of 1834: " Then drive away sorrow......

Topics Of The Day.

THE KING'S SPEECH. W E cannot profess to find the King's Speech re- assuring. The Government are admittedly in great difficulties owing to the financial position. Yet unless we......