Review of Reviews, 1/12/06. 



What Some of Our Readers Say About ^^The Review 



of Reviews/' 



["The Review of Reviews" aims at bringing about the best condition of society possible, believing 

 that the environment of a people very largely influences them in their development. We are con- 

 stantly receiving from our subscribers letters of which the following are specimens. " The Review of 

 Reviews " aims at being the magazine which gives the best view of world-wide affairs, but in ad- 

 dition to that it strives to promote social reform in its best and widest aspect. Vou will be giv- 

 ing the general cause of reform a wonderful lift by trying to get "The Review of Reviews "into the 

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.Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice of New Zealand, 

 writes : — 



" I am, and have been, a Kubscriber to ' The Re- 

 ciew ' from its start. I am much pleased with the 

 impiovement that you have made in it, and I think 

 the reduction in price will make it still more popu- 

 lar than it has been. I am also pleased to see that 

 you are, in addition to giving an account of the 

 events political, social and litei-ary, of the month, 

 paying some attention to the social life of the people 

 of the colonies. We ought to lead in social progress, 

 but I do not know if we are at pre.sent doing so. I 

 have been specifically pleased to see that you are 

 dealing with the gambling evil. It is very serious. 

 It is not merely the loss of money that many sustain 

 who can ill afford such los,s;, but the whole ideal of 

 life Ijecomes low, and men do not look to thrift and 

 work as a means of social progress." 



" A.W.A." writes : — " I am glad to say I owe a 

 great deal to ' The Review of Reviews,' and I like 

 your idea of Social Service." 



The Rev. W. G. Sharpe (N.S.W.) writes : 



" Allow me to express my appreciation of your 

 ideal as e.^pres,sed in the July ' Review,' and I sin- 

 cerely trust you may live to see it in part realised ; 

 but the social reformer rarely if ever sees the frui- 

 tion of the seeds he sows. I am delighted at the 

 splendid stand ' The Review ' is taking against 

 gambling and its attendant erils, evils which 

 threaten, vampire-like, to exhaust the life-blood of 

 the>se States. I sincerely trust you may be able to 

 inspire every man and woman to strive for the at- 

 tainment of your four aims. To many of us in iso- 

 lated places it appears a long struggle, but knowing 

 now that there is a force organising, working and 

 striving all through the land, fainting hands and 

 feeble knees will be strengthened." 



Mr. R. C. Watts (Vic.) writes:— 



" I have been a constant subscriber to ' The Review 

 of Reviews ' for over fifteen years, and I am now 

 more interested than ever in its work." 



Rev. T. A. Joughin (N.Z.) writes:— 



" I heartily approve of the tone and spirit of the 

 addre.<>s to your readers. For far too long the politi- 

 cal atmosphere has been charged with low ideals, and 



even when righteous laws have been placed on the 

 statute book, unrighteous administration has too often 

 made them of no effect. I am sure that your maga- 

 zine \rill be an efficient in.strument in helping to 

 secure clean administration of the laws we already 

 have, as well as a potent influence in shaping the 

 opinions that must crystallise into the legislation of 

 the future. The July number of 'The Review' is ex- 

 cellent. Vou have found your pulpit, and appear to 

 be using it with a full sense of your responsibility to 

 God and man. May you never lower youi' flag nor 

 drift into that hardness of heart that brings irrever- 

 ence for the dreams of youth !" 



Mr. H. Hubbard (N.S.W.) writes ;— 



" I have studied your magazine for a considerable 

 time, and cannot but admire its really ' Puritan ' 

 spirit. In one of your back numbers you made a 

 suggestion about a ' Humanist ' party^, but your 

 magazine all along has advocated 'Humanism,' from 

 its ' leader ' to its covers. As Colonel Parker, the 

 American Educational Reformer, writes to teachers 

 that ■ The tone of a child's mind cannot be improved 

 if we separate the intellect from the religious spirit,' 

 so ' The Review of Reviews ' launches forth and at- 

 tacks any and every abuse, from social and religious 

 grounds, with such a sincerely religious spirit, that 

 its success is assured with all God-fearing men and 

 women. How soon would heathen jingoism disappear 

 if our local country paper were to study the spirit of 

 ' The Review,' the onh/ paper in Australia that ad- 

 vocates purely un.selfish national interests and prin- 

 ciples without pandering to the opinions of a ' rag- 

 ing ' minority of fanatics. You attack the ' Tote ' 

 with such a daring spirit that one yearns for a simi- 

 lar article on ' Tattersall's.' which has got such a 

 hold up here that a candidate for the Federal Par- 

 liament was applauded by the whole audience the 

 other day when he expressed on the platform that 

 hi.s partv (Labour), at least, had no intention of thus 

 interfering with the pleasures of the people." 



W.T.W. (N.S.W.) writes: — 



" In renewing my sub.scription, I would like to ex- 

 press the high appreciation I have of ' The Review 

 of Reviews,' and the stand you are taking therein on 

 various social and national refornw. In most of these 

 you have my entire .sympathy, and I hope the sphere 

 of your influence may be broadened until the goal is 

 reached, . . . With all else (one suggestion noted) 

 the articles on various topics, nobodv can do else 

 than admire your liberality and impartiality." 



