THE APRIL REVIEWS
The Nineteenth Century opens with an article by Mr. L. S. Amery, who asks What is wrong with the National Government ? " and answers that it is not national enough and does not govern sufficiently. He . is distressed at its reluctance to advocate Protection and Preference as whole- heartedly as he would do and at its " anxiety to live up to the atmosphere of Geneva." He would revert to the War Cabinet of five Ministers untroubled by departmental details and get theM to frame and apply a policy. Lord Astor discusses " Price 'Control in Agriculture "- in a pessimistic spirit ; he foresees that the control will become too bureau- cratic and that the towns will revolt- against the higher prices which may have to be paid. Teachers, parents and even some boys will be interested in Mr. Guy Boas's spirited plea for a reformed education in " What should we teach ? " He detests marks and examinations and would simplify and humanize the old public school system ' • but his plan demands a new kind of teacher. Sir Herbert Samuel, who is devoting his leisure to philosophy, contributes an im- pressive defence of Determinism under the title of " Cause, Effect and Professor Eddington." He observes very justly in a postscript that, if results do not follow from causes —as Professor Eddington seems to think—the social and political reformer struggling against difficulties may as well give up hope. The National Review presents the Die-Hard case forcibly in Mr. Patrick Denver's article on -" Dangers of Surrender in India " and Sir George Buchanan's Are We also to Ruin Burma ? " -and in other contributioni. A contrasting note of optimism is struck in Mr. Alfred -Bossom's article " What cannot Roosevelt do ?-" which is a reply to the writer who in last month's issue suggested that the new President could do little or nothing. Since Mr. Bossom wrote, of course, Mr; Roosevelt has done a good deal. Lady Milner, reviewing Mrs. Millin's recent memoir of Rhodes, contributes some of her own reminiscences of that remarkable man. She recalls his generosity to all, and his courage and power of making friends : she saw him walk among the fanatical teachers and students of El Azhar at Cairo and gain their respectful attention, though Christians as a rule never pass the gate. Miss Evelyn Underhill sums up " The Spiritual Significance of the Oxford Movement " in a sympathetic article in the Hibbert Journal. It renewed the English Church's contact with history and` tradition, revived the liturgic and sacra- mental worship and, Miss Underhill thinks, gave fresh impetus to spiritual life, as, for instance, in the revival of religious orders and the devoted work of priests in poor parishes. A brief paper by Professor Rudolf Otto, " In the Sphere of the Holy," indicates all too tersely the essence of his teaching. Sir Alfred Ewing's Hibbert lecture on "Science and Social. Problems " is notable for his insistence on the ultimate responsibility of the individual.
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