Masresro: Being the Book of the "Federation of Progressive, Societies and. Individuals. Edited by Jead. Introduction by LIG. Wells. "Alien & Unwin, London. 7/6.
'The' two-year-old Federation of Progressive Societies and Indivi-/duals is a British organization estab-shed to draw together variant types fof associations and individuals in a common search for progressive ideas of reform, so that a comprehensive social programme may be planned.
lar ideals are emphasized and divergent" beliefs soft-pedalled order that unity may be found in numbers, while all members are not bound by the same conventional be-Vets. nifesto" is the book of this Federation. It is ably edited by C.E. M. Jead, an- economist, who is resident of the Federation. "There is an introduction by H. G. Wells who calls on the left parties throughout the world to form a common creed fight. the sombre destiny that hangs over humanity."
The volume presents a series of essays by well-known wri laining and commending the ad-Vaneés in the economic and political order which seem wisest to. those freedom sought has been negative, inasmuch as it aimed only at Uberation from external oppressors. arouse an equal' enthusiasm for the fight against' the internal oppressors that enslave the "human mind, by providing for our inevitable hatreds ore enlightened and profitable foal? On this, perhaps, depends, more than ce would willy' admit, the ultimate Success or failure. of the whole progressive' movement. And in. this part of the campaign the chief weapon
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