The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-27
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF ~& THE SEASON.

pine PrOblem"-"fhe Coming Oh
 BIIIy,o by Margaret westrup-"My
 Little Lady in Waiting" by Louise
 E. CatIin-sTn the LIne," by Charles
 CopeIand-"DOrOthy Dainty at the
 shore" by Amy BrOOks-FOrthcOm-
 ing BOOks-Magasines
 A volume of general interest and of especial interest to those who cherish resentment to our powers that be- for having retained the Philippines, and who criticise the governments admin istration of affairs in those islands. is Dr. Henry Parker Willis "our Philip pine Problem, Study of American Co., lonial Policy" published by Henry Holt and Company, New York. Herein Is pabulum enough of the real sort for detractors of the administration and all who disapprove of the way things are far over the seas. Dr. Willis's work has special merit and strength, as his study and observations were made on the spot, he having taken tour of the Islands wherever practicable in order to get and perfect material for the book He also spent three years on the island when serving as a newspaper writer, and more recently visited the islands to investigate further into the case. . He was at one time an editorial writer on the New York Evening Post, and later Washington correspon- dent of the Springfield Republican, and has evidently drunk deep at the foun- tain of anti-imperialism.. He discusses with frankness the working of our CO., lonial administration based on his per- sonal Investigation.
 Tn his preface he says that he has been especially fortunate" in receiving the confidence of many Filipinos, resi- dent and alien, who showed him vari- ous unpublished court records and state papers and other materials which he is mot at liberty specially to refer to-. The author says he JourneyeG an: investigated as free lance unham- pered by being wined and dined by public officials and otherwise enrer~ tained as correspondents are when hand and glove with the government and looking for good time and not for things to probe and criticize. The au- thor's Jews are gloomy as to the pros poets for Filipino independence, and in his final chapter he calls for a definite Btatement concerning the dawn of in- dependence for his friends. "Continu- ance in the present system" he says, implies more and more distinctly, as lime goes on, an indefinite maintenance of the existing status: From year to year, more and more interests will cluster about our Philippine policy and will oppose any attempt to alter it. The first step towards the change must be a declaration of the intention to work toward independence, and dis sinct definition of the time when such Independence may be possible That declaration will render it easier, not harder, to govern the natives in the in terim. and will make it possible to avoid further entanglements tending toward the continuance of existing re- lations.,'
 The author looks upon the whole Philippine Islands political business as biunder and says: "It is high time that citizens of the United States, in- terested in the conduct of our govern ment in harmony with its fundamental principles, should abandon the attitude of indifference or obstfnacy which many of them have hitherto adopted" For sale. by The D. P. Judd Co.
 A charming story, sure to delight young readers and very entertaining for older ones, is "The Coming of Billy, by Margaret Westrup, publish ed by Harper & Bros, New York. It is the story of a bright little fellow from India to dwell with five maiden aunts at the Rose cottage in England The authors Billy is wide-awake. author of those popular books, Eliza era in the lives of the maiden aunts and keeps them busy. Billy is not a milksop, neither is he goody-goody boy. He is a "chip of the old block and he doesn't believe in being coddled and kissed; and, being spirited and a bit aggressive, he gets into some lively escapades and adventures which are well told. There is d delicate little love story i1terwoven. It concerns the youngest of the maiden aunts and a young curate. Margaret Westrup is the author of those popular books, 'Elige- heth,s Children and Helen Alliston." " $100; for sale by The Pease-Lewis Go. Dorothy Dainty at the Shore, !" fourth volume of the Dorothy Dainty Series, by Amy Brooks; illustrated by the author; large 12mo; cloth. The last volume of this winsome series for younger girls closed with the news that Nancy Ferris, formerly village waif, but now the friend. of the charming lit tie heroine, Dorothy, had been rescued from her uncle. The meeting with Nancy is most happy, and the great stone house with its spacious grounds is filled with joy. These are happy days at the beach and in September Dorothy and Nancy live over their summer pleasures while looking for ward to all that the winter promises. The characters of this book are thor oughly nice little girls to read about and know. Price oEe dollar. Published by Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, Boston.
 My Little Lady in Waiting" by Lou ise E. Catlin; illustrated by E. Pollar;