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their own judgment. That a corrupt and reptile press exists, not only on the Continent, but in great Britain and its colonies, in which false and biassed matter is inserted by means of proprietary compulsion or outside bribery, is indisputable. But it is not necessary to urge any such crude charge against Rhodesian editors. Take the case of Mr. Garrett, editor of the Cape Times, who is clearly entitled to be considered one of the necessary men in bringing about the war, inasmuch as his inflammatory cablegrams to the Daily News visibly corrupted the policy of that powerful newspaper and seduced to Jingoism a large section of Liberals throughout the country, breaking the party for effective criticism of the Government policy in parliament and in the country. Mr. Garrett is indignant when the impartiality and independence of his position have been called in question he has had an absolutely free hand and this was a condition of his employment. The same is the case with Mr. Monypenny, taken from the Times office to direct Mr. Rhodes' paper in Johannesburg, and to feed the most important paper in England at a most critical epoch in our history. What is the real worth of the protestations of these gentlemen? The answer is plain. When these editors were