Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10
BOOK REVIEWS.
SOCIALISM IN THEORY AND PRAC-

THEOHH AMI
TICE. BY Morris Hillquit, author Of
History of Socialism In the United
States" New York: The Macmillan
Company. Washington: Brentano .
To indorse or contradict the state
ments presented by the author would
necessitate the same thorough study
which he has given to his work Every
nation of every era has been levied on
for material, the worlds authoritative
writer's on socialism have been quoted
and both capital and labor have oeen
cited, each In turn. to prove an exam
ple or to make a point Every IN
dustrial question Of the day has oeen
put before the bar of Mr.. Hillquit 5
Judgment, and. right or wrong. he
gives his verdict with direct force
fnlness that strikes the intelligence
like a blow
With a backward glimpse at inc
worlds first great empire, the author
recalls that Rome persisted for lack OF
q class to save 1t. There were mobiles
and slaves but there was no third
estate" to save Rome from It's oessn-
eracy as France was saved centuries
later at the cost of q revolution. MOD
ern society has developed a new
third estate"-the industrial working
class. Today the men or TINS Grass
ARE organized In legions OF powerful
trade unions, trained and drilled In the
everyday battles for the advancement
OF their conditions of life In all CIVIL
lzed countries of the world they nave
developed q socialist movement SO
uniform In its aims and methods, SO
persistent in it's struggles, so inspiring
in its propaganda and so Irresistible IN
its spread that: with perhaps tne S IN,
gle exception Of early Christianity, the
movement stands unparalleled III the
annals of written history.
In dealing with the capitalist class
the writer declares that in the mao
last. The earlier merchant ana man
ufacturer had some sense OF CONNER
cial probity. The modern trust mag
nate has none-his ideal Is to increase
his power. to get possession of all the
sources of wealth of his country. TO
own his fellow men. body and soul 10
reach his aim he corruptS legislatures
buys courts of Justice. brides pubic
ofticials and pollutes the public press.
We may well foresee time, II the
present order lasts long enough, when
practically all of our most Important
industries will have become trusts.
when the entire nation and all the
powers of government VIII be in the
hands Of a small number of monopo-
lists and when people will depend upon
them a6soi snd o ooa ' esistenee
AS forerunner of this condition the
writer states that millions of work
ingmen today maintain themselves
with difficulty above the bare margin
Of starvation. while large masses of
the population. rendered "superf1uous
by the invention Of improved machin,
cry, are driven to yagabondage ana
forced into the paths of vice and
"The boundless luxuries OF the few
find their logical counterpart in the
dire misery of the many
1t is this condition that creates the
need for socialism and all that it i'm
plies.
py,
Annie steel, author of "A Sovereign
Remedy" etc. New York: Dou-
bleday. Page & Co. Washington:
Woodward &s Lothrop.
The story of Akbar. the great emperor
of India in its days of political glory, Is
fraught with romance. and many writer
has tried his pen upon the theme. "A
Prince of Dreamers'' Is one of the most
vivid of the works ever produced dealing
with the Great Mogul. 1t Is a disclosure
of remarkably intimate knowledge OF the
customs, costumes and traditions OF the
Akbar day. and every page vfbrates with
the suggestion OF a direct ref1ectlon or the
life The writer has not heSitafed to draw
upon the imagination for details; indeed,
she confesses in her preface to dellber-
ate departure at times from fact In order
TO present an interesting narrative. The
character Of Akbar. however, stands as
the most trust worthy historical annals
disclose It Contemporary with Queen
Eliza beth, he was Of the most impertOuS
type Of royalty. Miss Steel places him
among the great company of dreamers.
Shakespeare, Raphael, Drake, Calico,
Michael Angelo, Cervantes and the others
who in the sixteenth century arose to
place the whole world under the sway of
imagination A wonderful woman comes
into Akbars life and leaves it-leaves 1t
because she wants him to remain high
upon his pedestal as king OF kings
In the telling of this romance the author
reveals a wonderful power OF romantic
narration. The entire story is alive with
oriental color.
LITTLE PEOPLE. BY Richard White
ing author of No. 3 John Street"
etc. New York: Cassell & Co.
When Richard Whiteing wrote mo. )
John Street the British public awoke to
the fact that a new chronicler Of the I'M
derworld had developed, and. although
that and his subsequent stories were
strictly on English topics. American read
ers recognized in them a rare quality of
truth and an exceptional style Of literary
expression. In this book are printed
twenty-four little chapters without further
relation than their common bearing upon
the lives of those who. as the author says,
rarely get into the papers,. They may
be called the common people or the mass
or the broad middle ground OF humani-
~. though these definitions are In a sense
too narrow to be OF comprehensive inclu-
sion. The little people" of whom Mr..
Whiteing writes are possibly well-to-do
rttepayers, or charwomen, or professors.
dukes, or cOsterS. Their "littleness''
consists in their unobtrusiveness, their
modest part In the worlds worn. Yet they
important items in the scheme of
things. and they have their loves and
tragedies and crises and temptations and
adNentures quite as much as though they
were being exploited by name and title.
These sketches, some of which approx
mate the story form, comprise a volume
which will be greatly enjoyed.
THIRTEEN GOOD ANIMALS. Draw
inSs by Henry G.. Keller. Rhymes
10y Elizabeth Kellogg. Worcester:
The Davis Press.
Every little girl and boy who knows the
lanes OF the creatures that are TO be
seen on the streets. in the zoo. In the cir
Gus and on the farm should have one of
these books. The thirteen chosen ami
mails are the sheep, horse, COW. dog, hen,
OK. pig. goat. donkey. camel reindeer
buffalo and elephant. Each one is given a
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