the strikers' leaders and hints from other quarters that tho strike would spread. But the situation was much better than it looked. There were divided counsels in the strikers'...

letters submitted to him, but when stamped and addressed envelopes are sent he will do his beet to return contributions in case of rejection.

spite of the wild talk of some of the extremist writers and papers, the strikers showed good temper, and refrained, except in one or two cases, from any criminal acts. The...

staring us in the face we should be simply misleading the public if we were to talk as if the strike were a pardonable dispute over wages involving no breach of contract, such...

as indeed of all the Unions in the country, are not revolutionaries, and would regard any such policy with hatred, ridicule, and con- tempt. Therefore an opportunity had to be...

to return to work for at least a week, so that the questions at issue might be debated calmly or referred to an arbitrator. If aftes five days the railwaymen's leaders felt...

their efforts at mediation on Wednesday week, but after two days of negotiating they seemed to have failed. The Government insisted that the men should return to work before...

W E describe below the course of the strike. Here we must. say a word of protest, however discordant or unpalatable it may seem It the moment, against the pleasant and easygoing...

but were engaged in what in fact was revolutionary action is no hostile assertion of ours or of anybody else's. It is no attempted inter- pretation of obscure facts. We take...

on to say, "that-the-nation means to,be master in its own house." In other words, Parliament and the Ministry responsible to Parliament will not abdicate in favour of Mr....

still advancing on a wide front from the Volga to the Polish frontier. Early this week he occupied Voronesh, on the Upper Don, some two hundred miles south of Moscow. His rapid...

week. Later reports are more favourable. The Senate has delayed •its decision in regard to the Peace Treaty, as the President is unable to attend to State affairs. Last week the...

among the strikers, insisted on a settlement. The Prime Minister's task was to devise a formula by which Mr. Cramp and Hr. Thomas, as the Chinese say, could " save face " with...

before the complex negotiations about the new standard rates of wages were resumed. He also made it a condition of the settlement that the railwaymen who broke their contracts...

Edmund Allenby on Tuesday, summed up the lessons of the strike and its failure. The conflict had shown, he said, that public opinionruled in this country. Trade Unions could not...

to ratify the German Peace Treaty. The King of Italy ratified it by Royal decree on Tuesday. The French President is awaiting the Senate's approval of the Treaty, which was...

good citizens to help in preserving law and order by in- viting the Local Authorities to organize Citizen Guards, who would " act in co-operation with the police in the duty of...

their efforts to bring the railwaymen's leaders to reason, lest the whole Trade Union movement should be compromised and the political Labour Party ruined. They consulted Mr....

the dis- tinguished Australian orator and statesman. He was sixty- three. Mr. Deakin was a native of Victoria, and was by pro- fession a barrister and journalist. He entered the...

as difficult to answer as the question, Who invented the steam engine ? Mr. Justice Sargent, presiding over the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, began on Monday to...

Act. It would be absurd to let that measure, for which no one now has a good word to say, come into operation by the mere lapse of time. Still, the case is not so urgent as the...

on Tuesday and was presented with a sword of honour. The conqueror of Palestine made a highly interesting speech, in which he recalled the fine work of the Sixtieth (London)...

should evacuate the Baltic Provinces forthwith, the German Govern- ment declared that the troops would not obey their orders to return. General von der Goltz had been...

Pia) de Terre cottage that is being built at Newlands Corner by Mr. Clough Williams-Ellis. We have therefore arranged to reproduce a plan aad elevation of the cottage, of six...

has been appointed to draft a new Home Rule Bill. Mr. Fisher is to preside ; Mr. Long and Mr. Shortt, Lord French and Mr. Macpherson, are to help him. The Bill is to be capable...

majority for Prohibition. According to the Times, 385,000 electors voted for Prohibition and 275,000 against it. The proposal, we understand, refers only to the sale of spirits,...

looks as if Germany had decided to desert the Bolsheviks, whose armies and supply organizations owe such efficiency as they possess to German officers. Tho formation of a West...

A MATTER of vital importance raised by the events of the past fortnight must receive public con- sideration—the limits of the right to strike. We desire to say at once that we...

THE STRIKE. T HE strike is over, and over in the best possible way. Here is a settlement w'aich does not maintain the profits of any individuals or give any set of capitalists...

III. — THE REFERENDUM. M ANY are the lessons to be derived from the strike of last week viewed not only alone but in the light of history. But undoubtedly, the clearest and...

W E are very sorry to read the disquieting bulletins about President Wilson's illness. His collapse in the middle of a very long and strenuous speech-making tour in the West was...

S IR ARTHUR STANLEY, the Chairman of the Joint War Committee of the Red Cross and the Order of St. John, has done notable service throughout the war. His organization of the two...

0 one is ever dull now. Life is lively index' to those who live, as we all live, in the constant expectation of surprise. Like all vivid sensations, this expectation is wearing,...

monarch," or " a republic without republicans." I wish now to show how much justification there is for considering her in this light. Berlin is not Germany, and there are...

[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space.] NATIONALIZATION AND THE...

fka.—That the obvious often escapes attention was made very clear to me during some electioneering work among candidates at the last General Election, and this must be the...

SIR,—/laving had seventeen years' practical experience in dealing with Liquor Trade problems, I have come by degrees to the conclusion that State Purchase of the whole business...

Snt,—As a constant reader of your valuable paper I have been much interested in the recent letters and articles on State Purchase of the Liquor Trade. Some years ago Sir Thomas...

railway strike your issue of September 27th has only just reached me. The name of Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., is given considerable prominence therein, and I am reminded that this...

Sut,—Having followed with much interest the articles and correspondence on the above subject, I shall be glad of the privilege of adding a little thereto. In his letter in last...

[To THE EDITOR OF ens " SPECIaTini."1 SIR,—I have for a long time past considered that many of the strikes and misunderstandings between Labour and Capital might be avoided, and...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—In the summary of his policy which was published on August 22nd the Prime Minieter included "adequate provision for and satisfactory...

CTo THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, Why could not the middle classes give Labour an example of what may be accomplished by the organization of industry on the wisest and...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The present industrial crisis is causing anxiety, suffering, and alarm throughout the country : one can think of nothing but the...

THE " SPECTAT0112] Sin,—May I again refer to the fierce onslaught by the extremist bosses of the Tiede Unions on the ex-Service men, both Army and Navy ? In my recent letter,...

" SPECTATOR."] SIR,—With reference to the interesting and enlightened, article "A Lesson from History" in your issue of August 30th, I beg to state that all new States, sprung...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I agree with you that Sir A. Geddes was justified in refusing to prohibit the import of foreign cars, although it must be remembered...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] have read with very much interest your article on " The Right of the Community to Exist" in the Spectator of August 30th, and regret that I...

[To me EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR."I SIR,—The recent reopening by the Bishop of London of the church of St. Edmund King and Martyr after its restoration from the damage caused by...

THE " SPECTATOR.") Sm,—It will., shortly be the business of all interested in India to judge the recommendations of the Joint Committee of the Commons and the Lords on the...

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Set,—I have just read with very great interest and pleasure the letter under the heading signed " One of His Friends " in your issue of...

or Ens " SPECTATOR."] Sus—In your issue of August 30th you have published a letter from "Non-Combatant Soldier " which I cannot allow to pass without criticism. It leads a...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—You had the courtesy to print a letter from me on this subject (in the Spectator of August 23rd), and I respectfully claim the right of...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") &a,—Ever since I came 'to Canada thirty years ago the Spectator has been regularly forwarded to me (and handed on —and on—for miles and...

THE SONG OF THE PEEBLES PEDLAR. As I cam' doon the water-side I heard the water on the stanes (I saw the brichtly-coloured stanes) But nocht heard I o' kelpies' manes, Nor...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Sre.,—As your correspondent Mrs. Reid appears to be one of those rare souls who are keenly interested in, and thirst for information about,...

SOPHIA DE FRANQUEVILLE.* IT is a commonplace of criticism that the best biographies are not written by members of the family. But there are bright exceptions to the rule. Anna...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —Surely there is one error in General Pilcher's fascinating Pathan story, " In the Andaman Islands," in the Spectator of August 9th. He...

name or peeudvnynt, or are •-• marked " Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode of...

We suggest that there can be no better Present in Peace or War than an Annual Subscription to the Spectator. He or she who gives the Spectator as a present will give a weekly...

RUDMOSE. BROWN, Who has been associated with Dr„ W. S. Bruce in his scientific exploration of Spitsbergen, has written an interesting and useful book on that-country....

horses is the Englishman's national heritage, it is extraordinary how little, apart from stable management, in which this country admittedly leads the world, the average Briton...

his letters and poems and some good portraits, is dedicated to all mothers— and they are many—who have suffered the same loss. It is not a sad book, save in retrospect. The...

Mn. G. D. ABRAHAM is now a popular lecturer and writer on mountaineering. He has long been known as a bold and skilful climber and a first-rate photographer. His " three-legged,...

IN this volume the author once more puts forward his views on the progress of medicine, explains the reasons for the faith that is in him, and demonstrates, chiefly from his...

Aurnons are proverbially bad judges of the relative merits of their own work ; they see in their books not So much what is there as what they tried to put there, and they value...

fir/dim in this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent review.] The National Review for October contains Mr. W. M. Aeworth's valuable address to the British Association...

SONIA MARRIED.* To describe the carnival of extravagance and luxury indulged in by fashionables, decedents, smart intellectuals, and intriguing politicians before the war is...

contains a well-illustrated article on the bridging operations carried out during the war. It gives the layman some idea of the vast and complex problems which have to he faced...

Page, a private in the reserve of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, was called, up when the war began, and sent to Dunkirk - in September, 1914, and thence to Antwerp. He was...

a new weekly which " has been founded in order to provide the Jews of Great Britain and the Empire with an organ of their own." The paper is " tied neither to any Zionist...

G. T. Barlow and J. W. Meares. (Calcutta : Superin- tendent Government Printing. 4a. 9d.)—The war gave a great stimulus to industry in India, and, as cheap power is essential to...

W. Stanton. (S.P.C.K. 75. net.)—This is a compact handbook to the theology of the Koran with an introductory chapter on its origin. The book consists of 114 distinct...

Bale Society (Is.) as usual contains much curious and interesting information. It is significant of the rapid growth of Chinese immigration into Malaya that more Chinese than...

Twells. (Melrose. 5s. net.)—Miss Twells, an American, lived in Brussels through the war. Her description of her experiences under German rule is worth reading. It speaks well...

12s. 6d. net.)—This essay in political biography is very readable, but Ms unduly controversial in tone. Mr. Robert. son takes a keener interest in arguing with his predecessors,...

10s. 6d. net.)—The thirty-fifth edition of this familiar and valuable book of reference contains, we are told, over 32,000 entries. A hundred new journals have been started...

Haven : Yale University Press. London : H. Milford. 15s. net.)—Readers of Milton will find this scholarly book useful and interesting. The author gives, as far as possible, a...

(S.P.C.K. 3s. Cal. net.)—This is a manly, wholesome, and practical little book on working for social purity among men. The authors have addressed thousands of men in camp, and...

(Utrecht : A. W. Bruna.)—This pamphlet contains a good account, by a Dutch Army officer, of the concentration A the German armies on the frontier in August, 1914, and of the...

Acts. By Eden Phillpotts. (Duckworth. 2s. fid.)—At first it seems as though Mr. Phillpotts's aim is to insist on the old rule that it is .unwise to marry out of one's class, but...