Those who, like Mr. F.S. Oliver, are concerned about the power of the Party System, have many grounds for comfort. When leaders of parties agree to a patriotic truce, any half-dozen of their normal adherents can see to it that domestic strife shall continue. You have only to say that you put country above party and you are self-absolved. ("Ordeal by Battle") Frederick Scott Oliver, or F.S. Oliver (1864-1934), was a prominent British political writer and businessman who advocated tariff reform and imperial union for the British Empire. He played an important role in the Round Table movement,...