Yet, in this case, it is likely that the democracy of Britain is right. The British Cabinet is an unwieldy body of twenty-three members, and, although there has been a war council, its responsibilities have not been sufficiently determined, or its authority sufficiently final, to forbid the interference of other cabinet ministers. It is even possible there have been weaknesses in personnel. What democracy looks for nowadays in city and nation, in peace and war, is a centralized authority which it can hold fully responsible. That is what the Asquith government must find means to provide.

Reconstruction Demanded
To the officeholder or private citizen wanted to make a clear evidence of the urgent need for a complete reconstruction of the tax-paying system of the city, it is to be found in the letter from Norman J. Johnson, printed in another column on this page. If any proof were given of the practicability of the plan suggested by George W. Rogers, published in The Times. 