The Appeal., 1905-04-15

In reading certain chapters Of this book
one mght easily Isl msns that the revolt
being enacted in Paris and elsewhere
throughout the country. ~
The events which led up to the war
with Germany are thus described by the
author: . <Ss== :z.;
Bismarck prepared the war, Napoleon
III. wanted It, the great bourgeoise looked
en The eea51a gat he ePp St9RPsd it by
himself with grimace. He saw in this
war our certain ruin; he knew our terrible
inferiority in everything; he could have
nalists have made palpable to them the
folly Of the attack, and supported by this
strength of opinion, have said to the
Tuileries to Paris il needs be, 'War is
son. -
Poor France! Who will save thee?
The humble, the poor, those who for six
While the upper per Classes class s sell TT the nation
for few hours of rest and the liberals
seek to feather their nests under the
empire. handful of men. without arms.
powerful despot,> On the one hand young
men who form the bourgeoise have gone
over to the peoples faithful children of
1889, resolved to:eontinue,s the work of
the Revolution; on the other hand work
ingmen unite for the study and conquest
of the rights of labor. In vain the en-
pire attempts, to split their forces, to Sc
QuCo the "OTKlnSmen.
The author then follows up with de-
scription of the terrific political struggle
between the contending factions which
finally burst forth in all the horrors of the
Paris, Marseilles, Toulouse and Narbon
were soon to be converted into veritable
human slaughter houses, in this fratricidal
struggle which for madness and un-
| in the history of the human family.
Many new events-that is events which
have hitherto been obscure to the student
of that period are brought forward by the
either from literary or historical view
point is an achievement of no inconsid-
erable merit.
MONEY. BANKING. AND FINANCE.
Bolles's Money, Banking and Finance.
Officers etc. and Lecturer in the Uni
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This volume, while designed especially
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reader. It is brief, practical treatise
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adds those legal principles which refer to
q is 9 SIsS
ing and works on the theory and history
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t6ncss tae Ts book will appsa
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themselves to the business of banking, to
those who are thus engaged, and to
those. who are studying the history and
theories Of banking.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Henry Ward Beecher. BY Lyman Abb
bott. s1.75: Boston and New York:
DR.. Abbott made the ACQUAINTANCE OF
mate friend Of his from that time forward.
He attended DR.. Bee cher's church In
Brooklyn, and is thus we'll qualified to
give an outline Of the character Of the
not so much a history Of the life OF
Beecher as it Is sketch Of his life and
character as he appeared to DR.. Abbott.
The career Of Beecher as an antl,siavery
period, he tells in five chapters, full OF
historical matter of the utmost value. OF
especial Importance is the chapter on Mr.
Beechers al anti,slavery campaign IN Eng &
autumn Of that year from a season on the
continent, his intention being to rest be-
fore sailing for New York. But fate Or
dered otherwise. At that time the SYM.
pathy of the English people, more espe-
cially the aristOcratic and moneyed class
es, was overwhelmingly In favor Of the
South, and the man who dared to speak
in behalf Of the rAmefican cause. was
sure to invite every species OF insult and
indignity.'' This sympathy for the South
and hatred Of the North had. at the time
Of Mr.. Beecher's arrival. assumed alarm
ing proportions, and rumors were afloat
to the effect that the British government,
in all probability would be forced by pub
lie sentiment to intervene In the struggle
then going forward in America in behalf
of the South. Such was the state of feel
ing when DR.. Beecher reached England.
The Americans residing in London were,
Of course, greatly alarmed over such a
prospect. and after much trouble, per-
suaded DR.. Beecher to make 1ecturing
Of the Federal cause. BY this they hoped
to counteract the work Of agents of the
Confereracy who were then seduously fan
ming the fame of British enmity by their
speeches and publications. Any other man
would have weakened, but having prom
he stuck to It courageOuay in spite Of
mobS, blood-red placards, insults, hoot-
ings and all the other annoyances which
the British public consider perfectly 1egit-
innate to prevent an unpopular speaker
1sed his friends to prosecute the campaign
from boing heard.
ANTISEMITISM
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