New-York tribune., 1911-01-14

Reality as related 10 SCleH''' NV
duct Of Life. Monlsm Illusion, Educa-
tion and Tradition.
1t appears that the native mover sun
holds the literary fort In Spain, ana sun
remains realistic. Perez Galdos mas just
published the forty-third OF his Ma
tional Episodes" and in the spring he
will bring out the forty-fourth' which
deals with the first Spanish republic.
Senior Galdos is the most indefatlgaple OF
writer's, his novels, plays and other
works approaching two hundred IN num-
Der
Two important books issued from the
press Of Little, Brown & co. are the
opening issues OF their long promised
Modern Criminal Science Series one
OF these, entitled Modern Theories of
Criminality," is by G. B. de Qulros. an
eminent Spanish student of the subject:
the other, entitled Criminal Psychol-
ogy." is the work Of Hans Grass, the
Austrian professor OF criminal law. The
series Will include nine volumes.
The question Of the percentage of the
different social classes guillotined during
the French Revolution is discussed in
recent number OF "LIntermediaire."
One correspondent declares that It is err
roneous TO elieve that the Terror speci-
ally attacked mobiles and others priv
ileged by the ancien regime. His re-
searches have led him 10 the conclusion
that out Of every three victims two were
working people. Among these. he notes,
were peasants, artisans, ploughboys.
soldiers, sailors, maid servants. serving
men, dressmakers and ragpickers.
Those writer's who deal with the Ter
ror in these days are likely TO dwell on
the rri'osophic inevtabil!ty OF such
short and sharp sweeping away OF that
ancien regime. The London Spectator"
in recent article points out that the
thing might have been done differently:
No doubt panic always tends TO coward
Ice, and coWardice Is always base, bloody
and brutal. But though this may explain
the Terror. II can never excuse II. As
Englshmen showed In lt49, II is quite pos
slblc to abolish "a monarchy and cut OF an
erring kings head without deluging the
land with blood and killing old men, younS
girls. and even little ChidIcu because they
were the offspring or relations OF suspects
There was An element of manidcal WICK
edness in the Terror. and indeed In the
Revolution az q whole, which cannot he
pallated. The excuses were unnecessary
and they made reaction inevitable. The
worst deeds of the Terror were, no doubt
committed by men who believed that II
& ,l,,,r atVt,
and wholesale blooJthirstiness they would
perish as suspects. Many of them did not
want 10 do what they did, but dared not
behave like men of humanity, or even like
men osseSsed OF the most elementary
sense OF pity But this only makes their
crimes all the more despicable and degrad-
Ing They have not ths excuse OF honest
fanatcIsin They would have served their
country far better had they refused 10 shut
the gates OF mercy on mankind. and had
instead made the world understand that
liberty, humanity, deCency and good faith
were compatible with revolution.
Rodin, the distinguished French
sculptor. has turned author, and Is about
20 publish two books, one on art" and
one on "Cathedrals." The volumes are
said 20 be made up Of notes. fugitive i'm
pressions and studies. They will proba-
bly, have no successors. as their author
clngs 10 sculpture.
Earl Crawford Possesses AT Haigh Hall
one Of the most remarkable OF the pri-
vatc libraries OF England, and has Just
printed for private circulation "A cata-
logue OF this library In six volumes folio.
Twenty years OF continuous work have
been given to the preparation OF this
catalogue. the size OF which may be
conieCtured from the fact that at one
time there were Ave tons Of type stand
ing at the Aberdeen University Press,
ready for being put into It's pages. This
Bibllotheca Lindesiana is full Of not
able items II takes two volumes TO
hold the calendar OF state "Proclama-
tions" There is a remarkable collec-
tion described here OF books and pam
phlets dealing with the history Of
France. the books and autographs re-
E.ting to the Revolution being reserved
for a later volume. About 1900 Luther
books are named. Horn books are
scarce, but Lord Crawford has more
than twenty OF them. not only English
but Scotch, Danish. Dutch and German
ones. One OF his MSS. is an autograph
COPY OF Aud Robin Gray" the ballad
written hy his kinswoman, Lady Anne
Lindsay.
"Gilead Balm, knight Errant.' Is the
odd title OF Mr. Bernard Capes's new
novel. Mir. Balm is a young government
clerk who always reads the agony Col
umn" I'm his morning paper and specu-
lates upon the fashion In which, II no
had the power, he would respond to the
appeals for help he finds therein. At last
the chance comes, and as philan-
thropist he has strange adventures.
Mr. John Payne has made a transla-
ton without expurgation or retrench-
ment Of the complete poetical works Of
Heinrich Heine. and his edition will be
issued by the Villon Society. 1t will in
clude the two tragedies, "Almansor" and
William Ratclin." Mr.. Payne has
added to the text many notes explaining
and illustrating Heine's obscure illusions
and references. Tho edition, which Is
now in the press. will be issued by SUBJ
scriptlon.
A recent provincial episode reveals in
humorous fashion the ignorant panic
that possesses the soul OF the Russian
official at the very thought OF Tolstoy.
Two musicians who happened to visit 4
little country town were induced by the
local aristocratic club to give n concert.
The necessary preliminary notice 70 the