At the annual meeting of the Central Poor Law Conference
on Tuesday Sir Edward Fry delivered his presidential address. The disclosures of peculation in some Boards of Guardians had revealed, not merely the dishonesty of certain persons, but the apathy of many who were not themselves dishonest Yet all Socialistic systems would make greater demands than ever on the integrity of the community. The recent dis- closures might well make us pause and inquire whether the community was capable of responding to increased demands. He supposed it was " the Ananiases and Sapphires who soon banished communism from the early Church." Rome, he ended, fell owing to the degradation of the populace by doles and the crushing of the middle class by taxation. We congratulate Sir Edward Fry on his wise and opportune speech.
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