The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Real Story of Dual PerSonaHty-Rober Dunn S
Shameless Diay-The Secretary of State
on Duties of Citizenship Other Books.

that the Improvement OF moral conditions
rests upon a fuller and more definite con-
Ception OF justice as the basal virtue. The
philosophy Of this authors chapters is
simple and direct, and he draws many
illustrations Of injustice in the battle of
life from our treatment Of children. He
writes;
Scarce an article as justice seems TO be in human
relations. il Is the one thing for which human na-
tUfe Is always feeling and Ia which It rests as
right Listen 20 the peoples talk look at your
newspapers magazines, books, your pence confer
euceS wherever thee Is discussion of clash and di
ference you win always find that the bottom word
is Justice or fairness" An examination Of the
letters from the people to a leading newspaper
mainly on matters OF public concern shows that the
woid Justice" rcurs as a signature incomparbly
0teuer than any other. unless II be something ike
Constant Reader which signifies nothing. 1t
seems as though the moral appeal could no farther
90. Il is the verbal utimatm Until the foot
touches this T0ck the Nratle Is all in the air. Con
vcrsely. no oncnse stings SO deeply and smarts so
long as the offease against Justice. Injustice 70
childhood raEkles through manhood.
The volume is divided into two parts,
Theory" and Application" The whole
subject is gone into rather thoroughly,
and though at times the author seems
TO let his discussion become broader than
his text, the ESSAYS are not the worse Tor
that He discusses The Universally
and Persistence of the Sense Of Justice,
Specimen Applications, Loyalty YER
sus Obedience" THE Failure and I'm
morality of Corporal Punishment" and
Money as a Means Of Moral Training"
There is much in this little box that is
OF great value, and though the moral
tone throughout IS high. and rigidly in
sisted upon, the book is not Unduly pc
dantic, and it is most interesting. CNew
York: DOdd, Mead d Coz
"The Citizens Part IN Government" by
Elihu Root, Secretary Of State, is book
made up Of the lectures delivered by Mr..
Root at Yale University, on the Dodge
Foundation. There are four lectures. the
theses being; Cd The task inherited or
assumed by members Of the governing
body in a democracy. % The function of
political parties as Hgencles OF the gov
erning body. (3l The duties of the citi-
zen as a member of a political party, and
tD The grounds for encouragement
Scholarly and direct these lectures on
such a subject were bound to be. coming
from Mr.. Root and while as an entirety.
they might be read with profit by every
good citizen, OF by every citizen who
wants fully TO realize his duties toward
the nation, they are remarkable also for
the adroit skill in phrase-makiLg display
ed by the author. Phrases such as these
constantly occur:
Popular government is oTginszcd self-contTol-or-
ganized capacity for the Development Of the race.
Our political system has proved successful under
simple conditions. Il stl remains 20 DE seen how 10
VIII stand the strain of the vast complications 0t
life in which are now entering.
A common benefit Of property and q common
standard Of eXeri1n liable 20 De subs tinted for
all inequalities Of fortune ard achievement
The countries IN which the people are continually
engaged IL internal quauels never uragess-
our country Is not safe in leaving unused any pos
sihle influence and effort toward the maintenance
and growth Of patriotic ideslsm and practical 10y
atty.
To criticise is not 20 DO the work.
There many people whose idea Of duty is 20
assign duties 90 Others but for the most part thCr
efforts are mere waste of words.
I'm politics, As IN everything else. a man ought 70
be thinking abUut his work and not about what he
is going 10 gel out OF IL.
The fact that American popular government now
has serious and difficult questions 20 deal With is no
cause Tor distrust.
The country future, with its blessings or its mis-
fortunes with It's happiness OF It's misery. It's prog
Irss or its dccadCnCe. depends upon an Uf MS.
But it is not alone in phrase-making
that these lectures are notable. Here Mr..
Root points out, in a striking way, some
Of the higher duties Of American citizen
ship-one might say Of all citizenship.
We're it not that the problems de-lt with
in these lectures are pre-eminently Amer
lean problems
For instance. in recent years there has
been growing a feeling that our national
elections every four years are bad
thing for the country, bringing in a period
)f unrest and unsettlemeRt Says Mr..
Root
The greatest. most useful educational process ever
known IN the world occurs every four yeaB in the
United states when during q Presidential election
some 100000 voters are engaged f1r months ia
reading aud hearing about great and difficult ques-
,loEs Of government. in studying them discussing
them, and forming matured opinions about them
We sometimes hear complaints that elections inter
iere with business and come too frequently. On the
contrary. nothing else is so valuable and important
or business, because It Is this educational process
that is laying the solid foundation Oi sound udg-
nent, sober self-restraint, and familiarity 1ilh 10
ltical questions among the governing mass upon
'ttttNtt tlN aNttAAl9 Nl a4A nl-sllt-1 ltItl4l7.
And on the subject Of the inde1endent
IN politics-a timely subject. when there
seems to be a constantly increasing body
IF voters determined 10 hold alOOf from
practical politics, and to vote the ticket
that seems at the time best-Mr. Root
has 20 say:
I have no donbt that the American who feels the
responsibilities OF his citizenship can do his duty
4 part Of the governing people better by entering
into the organization Of Of the great political
PARTIES than in any other way The better educated
more intelligent. and more active he T. the greater
IS the reason why lie should seek for his powers the
Immense Increase Of effectiveness which comes from
association. combination, and organization. There
tTe many abuses Of party power and in party man
lgrment IN the United Stairs but the American
sho stands apart and crcises OF condemns the con
luct Of political parties may Wen be answered.
Yours was the resi- onsibility and you have wholly
aiied 10 discharge it
Sane, thoughtful brilliant, and marked
by high intelligence, these lectures might
With great profit to the individual and
With greater profit 10 the country be
placed in the hands Of every thoughtful
American citizen. They sound a clarion
all from the heights TO the ideal duties
If citizenship; they breathe a firm hope
n the peTmanency of our institution and
n the glory that IS TO be ours. New
FORK: Charles Scribner's Sons.)
The Shameless Diary Of an Explorer !
)y Robert Dunn, is a human document
II intense interest. Il Is the account of |
| young man who accompanied DR.. Cook
IN his first attempt TO reach the top Of |
Mount Mckinley. II Is the story Of |
allure, set down by one Of the men who |
allied. Il is an unusual story, because Of |
Is franlzness- Reading this diary, which !
dr- Dunn kept from day to day, 1t is /
-asy 10 see why the expedition failed. II /
shows in naked truth the weaknesses of |
he expedition, not hiding the authors |
'wn weakness-indeed. if it had succeeded, |
)eing what 1t was. It would have been |
marvellous Saws Mr. DTuns