Some Books of the Week
The Political Quarterly for January to March begins with " A Reform Bill for 1932," by Lady Passfield (Mrs. Sidney Webb), whose suggestions for constitutional reform contrast favourably with ` Prolegomena to Fascism," by.Mr. C. E. M. Joad, a laboured restatement of the obvious need, as it is felt by youth in this country. Professor Ramsay Muir's reply to Mr. E. D. Simon on Free Trade is in the classical Free Trade manner. Mr. J. A. Hobson on " The State as an Instrument of Rationalization " is moderate in counsel though somewhat violent in his forecasts. " The Future of Palestine," by G. T. Garratt is a moderate and well-reasoned, if inconclusive, plea for a dual State. Perhaps the three most helpful articles, however, are Mrs. Webb's, that on " Irre- sponsibility in Economic Life," by Mr. Henry Clay, bringing out valuably how urgent and how novel this problem is, and that on` The Agricultural Problem," by Mr. C. S. Orwin, to be read in conjunction with the survey of agricultural statistics which also appears in this number. As before, these surveys are very valuable, and the review of public opinion, " the British Press and Foreign Affairs," is both entertaining and instructive.
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