New-York tribune., 1909-09-05

-'oio themselves and carry themselves and TO
as wen ne may. their easy grace of
movement. They walk better and tbey donoo
pet'er than their mothers did They coma into
room with quiet self-possession Of manner
"hch Is admirable. a fine PHYSIQUE thev al
ways mad; now they have learned what to do
win II. Who taught tneme If they are self
Taught why were not their grandmotbers SOLE
| 'aught! l do not like to make any more COM
Pai'soiis than L must, even when comparisons
are compliments to English and American alike
IL would, however be quite possible to draw a
contrast between New York ballroom and a
hoioon ballroom. and the contrast would now
De almost a parallel, and all the closer since
there Is no London ballroom where ew York ia
not to be seen in the graceful persons NJ Nau,
York women ~
before wander further along this primrose
pain turn for a moment to a graver matter
since have mentioned Mr.. Price Cellier's book
more IMAM once. viii ask leave to say what
think the impression OF 1t must be in the two
countries. England and America 1t certainly
VIII not be the same In both. Most Of the Eng
iish whom / have heard discuss it, praise #
Ihes are content with the tribute he pays the
people or this country, and the kingdom and the
empire They are rather Indifferent as their
haoit is to his censures Tribute there is; often
ample, often in high tone. as If MI Collier
mad strfven, not unsuccessfuily, to lift himself
10 an acknowledgment of all that is noble in
the race and its history. He means to do tus-
tice, but the effort to do II is visible often If
not always. OF Mr.. Price Golfers opinions I
know absolutely nothing, except In SO far as
they are expressed in this book But 1t is not
always the considered opinion which governs a
mans judgment.
He tells us he has many reasons for liking the
English, and know they have reasons for liking
him. Nevertheless, deep down in this writer's
heart perhaps unknown to himself. there seems
TO be something which can only cali a passion
OF hatred for the English. 1t comes out in the
sentence / quoted at the beginning. 1t comes
out again and again in his of such words
starved" bullied." robbed" He uses them all
In describing England's treatment OF Ireland
The Englishman has robbed, starved. siaugh-
tered, bribed. used his whole artillery Of coloniz-
ing charms, and he is Just where he when
he started, 80 years ago" page 3O3) In build
ing her empire she has shown "a bullying tenn
perament" in dealing with inferior races, but
where she has persisted and bullied her
children she has found them too much for her"
page 29S).
All mean to suggest is that a writer whose
criticism was really sympathetic would have
used softer words. They would have been not
less expressive. but more The hard words
will be quoted-have been quoted-in America
quote the many passages which correct the i'm
preston these leave. l could cite many more.
but am not reviewing Mr.. Price Collier am
only trying TO point out one effect OF his book in
America which I presume he did not intend.
And / think ii unlucky that IN these days am
munition of this kind should be supplied the
enemies of England. wherever they may be.
But the positive merits of the book IL a bal
ance be struck outweigh these defects. Mr..
Collier has studied England on many sides.
brought together masses OF unfamiliar facts;
sometimes. in the chapter Sport" has
presented and used with skill statistics be-
fore collected His opinions. when they are
opinions and not prejudices. well worth
studying. He is capable OF large views He
writes often with too much emphasis. but al
most always with force and freshness. He has
seen much which many writer's have not seen.
A book. in short, which but for the blemishes I
have mentioned I should call admirable.
CT. W. 8.