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Show noorir.ssii.vt.rio- i'Lt.. Able Critic. Rrranl II Willi I'ro-r.nnd I'ro-r.nnd Ilitsnst. Iaj.SDOX, Dec 25, The 7ime publishes a three-column article ee-verely ee-verely criticising General Booth's scheme of social regeneration, asset forth lu his book, "In Darkest Eng-Iand.! Eng-Iand.! The writer of the article savs: "General Boolhcannotthink he is authorized to collect by force the moral lunatics, irredeemable slaves of vice, crime and drink. He cannot can-not expect us to believe that he can compel to work men whoadrulttedly will not work, or that any colony of such men, even under the stimulus stimu-lus of cash, could be compelled to be self-supporti ng." The article accuei Booth of childlike child-like Ignorance of farming and recklessness reck-lessness In enteringon a contract for the purchase of land for a farm colony at 15 ptraae. An editorial edi-torial states the artier? is the first Installment of a critical examination of the scheme by a well qualified writer, and says: "We do not affect to regard the scheme with anything but profound dls'j-ust. We u rgo tbe Eubfic not to "conclude In a fit of ysteriral emotion that Booth deserves de-serves to be entrusted with an immense im-mense sum ol money, but wait and hear everything that can be urged against the scheme." |