- Perhaps those who distrust the International Labour Office because
its Director, Monsieur Albert Thomas, happens to be a noted Socialist, would alter _their views considerably if they were to examine some of the excellent monographs ,that have appeared in tne Studies and Reparte series of that institution. For example; an objeCtive statement Of -European housing problems since the War and also the housing situation in the United States is full of- lessons for us, still more the survey of industrial relationain the United States, which was undertaken by Mr. Harold Butler, the English Deputy-Director of the office. The latest in this series is an exhaustive survey of the Conditions of Work and-Life of Journalists (P-. S. King, 4s.), the fruits of an elaborate questionnaire which was sent to all doltritries at-the request -of 'the Intanational Association of 'ournalists accredited to the League of Nations. The newly formed International Federation of journalists has also given the work its blessing. Each aspect of the subject is treated, where possible, under three angles—first, -theory and the general existing_sititation ; .secondly, the special characteristics of each country ; and, thirdly, any international action to Which this or that special problem may have =givenrise. The hook makes surprisingly interesting reading.-- -HoW many of US realize that a hundred daily papers appear in Paris alone The record would seem to be held by Czechoslovakia where, Out of two thousand daily newspapers, seven hundred are published in Prague.
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