Evening star., 1909-05-22

standing of human nature an analytical
comprehension Of the human soul with all
the secrets OF its tender fibers and re-
markable power to represent things as
they are in reality. War and Peace" Is
description of Russian life during the
years 1SO5-1S15. when Napoleon passed
through Europe like a gale. In this re-
markabe book Tolstoi analyses with a
skillful pen, with q deep understanding
and clear insight, its most active char
acters: Alexander, Napoleon, kutuzof
and others. In it we can see, As in a mir
ror. the whole physiognomy OF the army,
from the obed!ent soldiers up to the com
manders and generals, and I'll these de-
hand. In this book figures also a certain
Bezushof. who, as Olenin I'm ''The Cos
sacks" is, in many ways. personifed
ego of the present Tolstoi. and through
whose actions and thoughts Toistoi
showed to us (perhaps at that time un-
consciously the embryo of his own con-
ception of life which he so forcibly devel-
oped in his later writings.
Anna Karenina," the second great
book of Tolstoi. is picture of Russian
cipal character, Anna, is q most charm
ing woman. very tender and sincere. who
loves so deeply that she gives up her hus-
band. a dry statesman, for the sake of
her strong affection and real devotion 10
>Vronski. In contrast with Annals life,
which was wrecked and poisoned on ac-
count of her false step and conventional
prejudices. TolStoi POLITICALLY and almost
Levin. sweet, charming eclogue. full of
grace and Of infinite beauty, worthy of a
Pindar's pen.
The main idea Of this book, as one Of
Tolstoi's French critics justly remarked
lis duty accomplished uninfiuenced by the
passions The moral irresolutions and
vacillations of the authors life are here
very we'll reflected in the character of
Levin, his commentator and interpreter.
The style Of the two above named books
is with some little exceptions. graceful
and strong-an important quality lacking
In Tolstoi's later works. In which he
brings oftentimes. the style as a sacrifice
on the altar of tendency.
In 1850 his "kreutZer Sonata" appeared
and this little book at once became the
subject of the whole civilized worlds dis
cusson. In order to escape the Argus
censor, this book first circulated all over
Russia in Photographic copies. In this
book Tolstoi breaches a very strange and
company was able not only to pay sub
stantial bonuses to the workers and large
dividends to it's shareholders, but also to
repeatedly reduce the price of gas to the
of this company's employees since the sys-
tenn was introduced.
The more modern method of making
the employees actual shareholders owes
its vogue to the work of two great cap
tains OF industry, Sir Christopher Fur
ness. shipbuilder and owner, and w. H..
Lever, NJ. p. soap maker. The >all
ness early this year. after a series of
disastrous strikes, which nearly ruined
the shipbuilding industry in the north
of England. Sir Christopher made two
propositions to his employees. One was
TO sell two shipyards to the trade unions
al figure to be fixed by an arbitrator.
and to allow them a long period to pay
for them. The other was that the en-
ployes should actually becoma his part
ners in the concern. The latter scheme
was agreed TO, and is now i'm op .ration
Under il the men consented To have :
per cent of their wages set aside for
the purchase of shares in the company
These shares guaranteed To pay ) per
cent. and after that they share in the
common stock dividend. II man leaves
shares 10 the company at their market
value, but his security of employment
is. guaranteed by the establishment of a
works council. consisting of an equal
number of members of the emp'oyes and
the administrative staff. to which every
man shall have the right of appeal. This
council will also deal with all disputes