through diplomatic channels or otherwise, as the German Government describe, and of course—the British repudiation is not necessary to make us believe this—British hospital...

in the North Sea. It stretches from outside the territorial waters of Jutland (north of the point where the battle of Jutland began) and from the Frisian Islands, to the...

a new reign of frightfulness began at sea is a very important, and infamously notable, milestone on the road of war. The Germans find much virtue in dates, and in their...

charge of conspiracy to murder Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Arthur Henderson. At Derby on- Wednesday only evidence of the arrest was given. The accused persons are Mrs. Wheeldon,...

We are threatened with Food Shortage of a most serious kind. That being so, the Government should surely say : " Not a grain of food shall be turned into intoxicants till that...

Government have announced that if the Germans do sink hospital ships immediate reprisals will be taken. Reprisals are of many kinds and many degrees. We are far from saying that...

as from Thursday, February 1st, Germany is engaged upon " un- restricted naval warfare " in the war zone. That means that every trading vessel of whatever nationality and of...

policy with which the Admiralty is tackling the submarine danger. If neutrals complain, they may be comforted by the reflection that the curtail- ment of the movements of German...

the dis- charge of his duty. He knew when he undertook the Chairmanship of the Gallipoli Inquiry that it would probably mean his end; bu d he felt, and rightly felt, that this...

man of great justice of view and of moderation, coupled with firmness and energy, a man above all things sane and safe in thought and conduct. And they Were right. At the same...

has explained his reasons for summoning the Empire War Council. The Premiers of the Dominions, and a representative of India, have been called to London, not to hold an ordinary...

on Electoral Reform appeared in Wednesday mor'ning's. papers. The recommendations are of the most drastic kind, and are given nob merely in principle but in 'very considerable...

Irishmen voluntarily recruited in Canada by Colonel O'Donoghue, have been making a tour of Ireland this week, and have had the most gratifying reception from all classes and...

at Petrograd to continue the discussions that led to such good results at Paris and at Rome. Lord Milner, with Lord Revel- stoke and General Sir H. Wilson, went in our interests...

manner has changed, and he has caused the tone of the Royalist Press to change also. The Reservists' Leagues have for the time being ceased from troubling, and the transfer of...

death of Lord Cromer, which took place in London on Monday at the age of seventy- five. Readers of the Spectator, like its editor and his colleagues, will feel a personal grief...

scheme of National Civilian Service. His main object is to find substitutes for the men who may be called up to the Army from munition works, coal mines, shipbuilding,...

a majority of morc.than two to one the insidious proposal —supported of course by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, M.P.—that the International Socialist Bureau should be reconstituted'...

boon, for boon it is, -should be confined to the towns, and why the unfortunate rural districts should still be left in the clutches of the caucus. Why, for example, should...

City is to remain, somewhat on the analogy of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, a two-Member constituency. All polls are to be held on the eame day and all nominations...

for a vote who occupies for the purpose of his business, profession, or trade any premises of not less than £10 a year value. The only other qualification for a vote is a degree...

a whole, but we feel most strongly that the present Parliament was not elected to carry out Female Suffrage, and that there ought to be an a.: - peal to the electors before this...

Chief among these is one to the effect that in a single- Member constituency where there arc more than two candidates, the election shall be held on the system of voting known...

Jan. 18th.

•Register and for preserving the electoral rights of soldiers and sailors, the Conference proceed to touch the thorny subject of Woman Suffrage. - Here the majority reported...

method and costs of elections. Here we are glad to say that the recom- mendation is in favour of minority representation, at any rate as far as the town population is concerned....

" (a) The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge shall continue to return two Members each ; the electorate shall be widened, and, in order to secure a proper representation .of...

all. The veto of the Crown has been dead for two hundred years. The veto of the House of Lords died under the Parliament Act, We must now restore the veto power into the only...

One vote one value "—namely, that each vote recorded shall as far as possible command an equal share of representation in the House of Commons —by laying down the following...

(I) Will Lord Deronport tell us an his honour that in the discharge of his duties as Food Controller he has left nothing undone which could be done to prevent cereals which...

WHAT IS THE FOOD CONTROLLER WAITING FOR ? W E trust that our readers will not think we are suffering from a fit of nerves over Food Shortage, or tho sub- marine peril. We have...

know a man when they see him. That is why for the last thirty years they have honoured Lord Cromer. They felt him to be one of the greatest of Englishmen and of Imperialists,...

W ITH the King's fine Message, which was printed in the papers of Wednesday, the Volunteers may be said to have finally come into their own. All the clouds of doubt are...

yERY properly, no precise statements have yet been V made ZS to the amount of money subscribed to the new War Loan. Any such statements would indeed be mislead- ing, for it is...

CE strong enough to bear any one but the furtive urchin who in a dash across the frozen pond takes his chance of a ducking is so rare in England that its arrival always...

T HE average little English girl is the true daughter of the plain man and the plain woman. When Polly first came to the flat her hostess saw at a glance that here was nothing...

[To THE EDITOR Or TEE " SPECTATOR.") Sian— Little more than three weeks ago a peace meeting, held at Waltbamstow, by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Mrs. Snowden, was broken up by...

TEE " SPECTATOR.") Stn, I have been working among the ruins at the scene of the recent explosion during the last few days. The human survivors of the catastrophe have been...

THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE EXPLOSION. (To VIM EDITOR or TIE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—It will, I am sure, be interesting to yourself and your readers to learn something of the good work...

AN APPEAL. The situation created by the Shortage of Food and the continued destruction of cereals in the manufacture of intoxicants is so serious that, as explained in our...

THE " SPECTATOR.") Sio,—In the last issue of the Spectator (p. 99) I reminded your readers that by its signature to the Treaty of the Hague in 190T the United States had, in...

ETa THE Enema or Ills "SPECTiTOR."3 Rie,—Like many of your constant readers, I too am much impressed with your policy of " Down Glasses during the War," and wish an possible...

(To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") Sno—May I second " Captain's " suggestion put forward in the Spectator of January 6th—namely, to abolish the sale of alcohol to all ranks...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —Now that food production is of such vital importance, perhaps any suggestion is welcome. At a meeting in a small East Anglian village...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] 532, I thank you for your admirable article in the Spectator of January 2Ath on " Food Production." There is one more sugges- tion that...

(To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") Stn,—When the Government, and necessity, are urging upon us economy in food, and the use of more vegetables and lees meat, allow me to point...

ITo 7HE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] Rai:, It is really with some amusement that many of us regard the efforts and attempts of the secular or civil authorities to enforce laws...

(To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECT1TOR."1 Sia,—It is a great gain that the Spectator is willing to consider " The Housekeeping Problem" from a sane and practical stand- point. The...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —Your article in last week's Spectator on the above subject prompts me to write you a few lines on a matter which is rightly engaging...

THE " SPECTATOR:"] Sin,—Arrangements have been made through the Head-Masters of certain of the Public Schools whereby either areas of land in the neighbourhood of the school or...

[To THE EDITOR or TEM " SPECTITOR.°1 SIR, —In the Spectator of January 20th one of your correspondents has raised the point that the enemy undersea warfare by sinking food...

(To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTLTOR."3 SIR.—It has been found that the accommodation of the Royal Flying Corps Hospital for sick and wounded pilots and observers at 37 Bryanston...

THE " SPECTLTOR.") SIR, —As a constant reader of the Spectator for nearly forty years, I have often during that period wished to give expression to an inward complacency of mine...

(To TEZ EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Srn,—The letter under the above heading will be warmly welcomed by many of your readers. No doubt some of the clergy and other ministers of...

(To TEE EDITOS or THE " SPECTAT011."3 Ssp,—Does not your able and ingenious article on "The Sanctity of a Treaty " land you in a vicious circle? The engagement you speak of,...

(To FEE ED/TOE Or TES " SPFCTATOE."1 Sra,--It is to be hoped that American statesmen, particularly those of academic training, have studied German Watery during the past...

OF TEE " SPECTATOE."3 Sta,—In your article, "Points about the Loan," in the Spectator of January 20th, you compare the method of providing for Death Duties by means of...

OWING to the large and contiuned demand for copies of the poem entitled "Christ in Flanders," which appeared iu our issue of September 11th, 1915, it has now been reprinted in...

(To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] See,—Your first leading article of January 20th comes very a propos. President Wilson wants a " League to Enforce Peace " after the present...

[To rue EDITOR or rue " SPECTATOR."] SI2,—A letter signed by Mr. John Bethell re Miss Strickland's Library of Music for the Blind which appeared in your issue of January 20th...

Tres leading article in the Spectator on the death of Lieutenant Hankey and his article " Don't Worry " have been republished as a leaflet by Messrs. W. Speaight and Sons, 98-99...

'00 IS ItIkr MAN ? 'Oo is the man wot left 'is job, '00 is the man wot tuk a bob, And went and 'listed r Kyno's Army—. A bloomin' Tommy, bloomin' barmy! 'Oo is it ? 'Oo is...

Ssz,—For a gentle-natured man, you are really one of the cruellest controversialists I have ever come across. What justification can you possibly have for such a sentence as...

(,To THE EDITOR or THZ " SPECTATOR.") Sin e —Our Prayer Book is generally considered a model of English style. I find in it two prayers, in each of which there is a verb in, the...

(To TIM EDITOR or rue " SPECTATOR.") Sut,---11r. H. H. Sergent is quite correct in writing—a propos of your admirable and most just review of The Life and Letters of Theodore...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Communi- cated." the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode...

"0, stranger, bring the Spartans word, that there, Obedient thus to their command, we lie."—Susomuss. Mae do we lie, dead but not discontent, That which we found to do has had...

LORD GEORGE GEORGE HAMILTON'S REMINISCENCES.* WE owe an apology to those of our readers who have not yet read Lord George Hamilton's book for not having brought it to their...

Tee author of this eloquent and stimulating volume quotes Mr. Goldwin smith -as eraying that " it would be a greater service to humanity, on philosophical' as well as on...

Tans, the latest addition to the already extensive library of English books on Beethoven, is described on the cover as Ilsethon n : Romain Rolland. The title-page, however,...

IF Mr. Squire were not a very young as well as a very able man, we should bo forced to condemn his book as one that has no raison /tire, no right to publicity. It is morbid. It...

IN his collection of Plays of the Natural and the Supernaturet, as they are somewhat grandiloquently styled, Mr. Dreiser, an American playwright, introduces what is--to us at...

NOTHING MATTERS.* Warrsx thisvolume—the proceeds of the sale of which go to the-Actors' Emergency War Fund—by no means represents Sir Herbert Tree's pritnitiae in the domain of...

WE dealt last week with one of the most important articles in the new Edinburgh, that on " The Future of British Railways." There - 'aro several other articles of considerable...

bridge University Press. 10s. net.)—This scholarly book is a register of the monks from Edward the Confessor's day to the Dissolution. It has been compiled from the wonderfully...

6s.)—A social novel dealing with pre-war conditions. Afraid. By Sidney Dark. (John Lane. 6s.)—A rather painful story of a coward and his redemption.—Jimmy's Wife. By Jessie...

Mefferd. (r. Fisher Unwin. 15s. net.)— The author, who died young in 1912, was Cu= tor of the Sarawak Museum before settling down at the Oxford Museum as Assistant-Curator under...

millan and Co. 6s. net.)—To an excellent series this is a most readable addition. Mr. Firth writes well and has accumulated a mass of curious information. The chapters on...

By Sir Malcolm Morris. (Cassell and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—As a member of the Royal Commission, Sir Malcolm Morris has written this admirable little book to drive home the lessons of...

very delightful story of an innocent adventuress should be read by every one who wishes for en hour's entertainment in which to forget the war. Jane, the heroine, is a most...

Wales in this column does not nwessirily przzia13 su)ss12132 The English Catalogue of Boolei. Vol. IX., 1911-15. (Publishers' Circular. 5 guineas net.)—Mr. R. B. Marston is to...

to 1843. By W. L. Mathieson. (Glasgow: MacLehose. 10s. 6d. net.)—This is the final volume of Mr. Mathieson's very able history of Scotland from the Reformation. Its two main...