19 JANUARY 1918, Page 17

Organise for Peace. By Edward L. George. (Drones. Gs.)— The

kernel of Mr. George's somewhat rhetorical book lies in the suggestion that there should be a minimum wage for every person, the wage being graded according to capacity, whether there was

employment to be had at the Labour Exchange or not. The author's idea is that capitalists would thus be stimulated to provide work for all and increase very greatly the productive power of the nation.