Show alo laud question in the april overland mr ales eels maps out with singular clear ness the main outlines of tho land question and draws an instructive parallel between the agrarian his tory of rome and of england england be thinks has just now reached the point where the gracchi failed in rome and unless she manages the chiaia better than rome did may look forward to come to the same fate ruined by great estates john U durst fol lows this article with one on taxation ot land in which he shows how unjust the present distribution is to tho farmer and manufacturer as compared to the capitalist being in fact a double taxation and also telling heavily against thrift and accumulation the overland is bring out tho economic problems of the pacific coast one after another in intelligent and well studied papers it evidently regards the aliis as much a part proper as the development of the purely literary interests of its section these arc not forgotten however for the same number contains an interesting groupe of poetry and edories poems by charles warren stoddard miss agnes manning and irene hardy and two short stories of california besides one from the german by lion A A sargent and the chapters odthe serial for money the book reviews also form an important element of the overland ii this number the most important review is called books about man and religion grant aliens darwin spencers and john fisko latest booke and the theological suggestions of the andover school are reviewed together with a view tj showing how science and religion are converging toward an agreement |