The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12
PAPER FAVORS
BRUTE FORCE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Brutalita-
rian" has just made its appearance.
1t calls itself a journal for the Sage
and Strong" and its policy is embodied
in this rather surprising text: I'VE
have let brutality die out too much"
"The Brutalitarian's" editor is, in
fact, in favor of severity in almost
every form and corporal punishment
strikes him as one Of the most salu-
tary of these, especially f1ogging.
TT is from f1ogging," he says in his
Introductory article. that the English
man has developed that toughness OF
fibre and splendid moral standard
which is the wonder of an envious
world; and shall all this be cast aside
as If it were nothing, because a few
sickly, neurotic humanitarians are
averse to the infiiction of physical
pain?"
The editor thinks that women ought
to be flogged as well as men, but he is
true to his creed in defending them for
wearing the plumage of birds in their
hats. He advocates war and quotes a
certain British statesman, who de-
scribed it as a magnificent game" He
is also in favor of whipping in schools.
Gaming" he says, lis to all intents
and purposes surgical operation, the
spectator feeling the same pleasure in
witnessing it that the medical student
feels while looking on in the clinic
1.-The Brutalitarian" is made up of
four pages and Is not much different
in appearance from the ordinary peri
odical. There is nothing about it, in
fact, aside from it's title and the re-
markable nature of the text to indicate
that it is not intended to be taken with
all gravity.
S. R. Crockett, who wrote the
"Stickit Minister" has spent the sum-
mer with his family in Switzerland.
He came back to London recently, how
ever, for the purpose of seeing his new
story, The Loves of Miss Anne, I"
through the press, but now has re-
turned home to Scotland.
Few British writer's are buster just
at present than Madame Albanesi, who
gave US "Susannah and One Elder"
and whose new novel, "Capricious Car
oline,' has just been published. She
recently disposed Of one serial story,
and Is now at work on another, which
has been commissioned by the London
weekly, the Queen, and the first INSTALL
ment of which will appear In January.
Madame Albanesi is also working on
series Of short stories and one of arti-
cles on society, both of which have
been ordered in advance.
Unless Robert Hichens Is uncommon
ly hard to please he must be feeling
rather well satisfied with life just at
present. He is enjoying a phenomenal
run Of luck, which really began last
year, when his Woman With the Fam
made so big a hit. That romance Is
still selling, and reports from the Unit
ed States indicate that the adaptation
which Hichens made recently of the
Il. -.
has also proved money-maker in the
hands of William H. Crane. George
Alexander is about to produce the piece
In this country, so Hichens will soon be
getting royalties on it from both sides
of the water. And, to make the thing
complete, Hichens' new novel, 1.-The
Garden Of Allah" is getting really en-
thusiastic notices on all sides and PROM
ises to be one Of the best sellers of the
season.
That is fairly good showing for a
writer whose belief in his literary DOW
ers was so shaky to start with that he
did not feel like trusting to his pen for
the proverbial bread, butter and occa-
sional jam. When he left college HIGH
ems believed, in spite of vague banker
1ngs to write, that music was his forte.
and he set about studying it forthwith.
first in Bristol and then in London. But
all the time he kept on wanting TO
write and before long surrendered to
the craving and began to vary the mo-
notony of studying harmony, compos-