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Presents letters to the editor on various political and cultural issues and developments. Reasons which render doubtful a permanent and durable peace in Europe; Views on sending troops from British Empire of India for England's aid, to Europe; Arguments advanced in support of peace propaganda.

The South African color problem cannot be understood without a glance at its background. It is a policy of segregation, keeping the white race and the black race as far as possible apart. Its professed aims are to reduce to a minimum the existing causes of racial friction and conflict and to secure to each race, black no less than white, the opportunity for development in accordance with its own genius and traditions. There is social, or, more precisely, sexual segregation, that is, the prevention of sexual intercourse between members of the two races, whether by lawful matrimony or otherwise. While servants in name, these Natives will be worse off than slaves in fact. They will enjoy all the disadvantages of slavery without any of its advantages.

Discusses the protest of the Nationalist Party of South Africa against the British Empire during the First World War. Annexation of the German South West Africa by the forces of South African General Louis Botha; Organization of an intensive propaganda by the Nationalists which resulted in consolidation of a majority of the Dutch population in the ranks of their party; Steps taken by the Nationalists to register their hatred for the British; Resentment expressed by the Dutch for having been drawn into the war against their will.