Note and Comment.

The following is the Nation's criticism on Dr. Taussig's new book on "The Present Tariff:"

"Although this little book is but a sketch of the principal measeres of protection, it is perhaps on that account more valuable. There remains nothing to be said on the theory of free trade; there remains everything to be done in arousing the American people. Tracts like this will be read by many who would not open a bulky volume of the same title, and they will find that what they regarded as the most confused and perplexing of subjects is not only comprehensible but also interesting. The style of the author is temperate throughout, and, indeed, he seems disposed rather to understate than to exaggerate his case."