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In some passages of the Ṛgveda, the Upaniṣads, the Mahābhārata and the Pali canon there are references to a casteless millennium of equality, plenty and piety which was supposed to have existed in some remote unrecorded antiquity. It was the golden age of kṛta or satyayuga when there was only one caste of deva (gods) or Brāhmaṇa, when people called no goods their own nor women their chattels, when crops were produced without toil and all were pious and happy. The legendary Uttarakurus of the far north were a model of this Arcadian society of godly men who lived in their natural virtue, rich in physical and moral wealth without any disabilities of sex and distinctions of property and, consequently, who received the blessings of God in the form of timely rain and juicy harvest (Mbh. VI. 6. 13; Dīghanikāya, xxxii. 7).

Difficulties emerging from the adoption of Western law in Turkey have resulted in two opposing arguments. One is that the country's mores & customs need to be examined with a view to bringing the legal system more into accord with them. The other places the emphasis on the need for modernization of Turkey. Actually, changes in each area are advantageously complementary to changes in the other. It is definite that a recasting of the Turkish Civil Code Is necessary. B. J. Keeley.

The adoption of the Swiss Civil Code in Turkey was most remarkable in the aspect of its inclusion of a new system of family law. Available statistics prove that at the present time there are many couples living as man & wife who were never married as prescribed by the Civil Code. The reasons for this are: the cumbersome formalities of a civil marriage, old habits associated with postponing military service & evading the road tax, difficulties associated with the required physical examination, the loss of pension rights to widows & daughters upon marriage, the desire for more solemnity in the marriage service, & the poor communication facilities in some sections of the country. The admin'tion of the family law needs reform to accelerate the acceptance of civil marriage by the people. B. J. Keeley.

This is the age of revolutions. No longer are they the domain of the theorizer or the peripheral plotter. They have moved into the center of the average man's daily thought. They are on everybody's mind and in every newspaper's headline.No continent is exempted. The whole of Europe is in upheaval. Her political parties are aligned in the name of, or in opposition to, revolution. China's four decades of civil war, India's final attainment of independence, the awakening nationalism of the Near East and South Eastern Asia spell not only the end of historical empires, but also call into action socio-revolutionary forces that break the frame of established society. Even those areas that are not engulfed by revolution are confronted with its threat. Fascism and National Socialism, though they proved in the test of history to be mere pseudo-revolts, were nourished by grievances of modern society that are not overcome by military defeat and—as long as they remain unanswered—still represent a challenge to our democratic world.

An examination of the realities of contemporary politics would go far to show that the current trend towards federal centralization in the US means wider econ & soc fulfillment for the individual & the nation; & that it means more democracy & liberty, not less. An unwieldy federal bur'cy must be guarded against, but it must be remembered that federal administrators are, in general, better trained, better protected by civil service, & better audited financially than are state administrators. The former geographical diversity of the US is being increasingly replaced by a new group diversity, & this new pluralism will do much to offset the relative decline of the states, prevent the dangers of federal centralization & preserve & extend both democracy & liberty. IPSA.

The grievance procedure became the principle vehicle for maintaining job equity for the Negro. The types of grievances that the Negroes filed usually fell into 3 categories: (a) discriminatory practices in job advancement; (b) improper assignment of work; & (c) inequitable wage rates. Although the record of the union in fighting for justice for the Negro under the contract is considered to be above x, in the broader area, the complaints of the Negro have been numerous & bitter. To help the Negro secure the rights to which he is entitled, the United Steelworkers established a Civil Rights Committee about 10 yrs ago. Eventually, these principles were embodied in the FEPA & in the Commission on HR. Yet there are relatively few charges filed, despite the fact that discrimination is rampant, because: (A) many Negroes do not know the law exists; (B) long yrs of non-employment in many industries discourage Negroes from applying for jobs; & (C) Negroes, as a rule, do not like to undergo internal Co pressures. D. Cooperman.