The Washington herald., 1913-04-27

olive and vine. and the roses and night
ingales of La Provence; among the
green pastures and sweet waters OF the
Pyrenees, under the palms and pines and
orange groves and the blue sky and pure
air of the Mediterranean shores In fact.
the talented author eschews the north
land the central plains Of France. with
Its fair cities, fertile fields. ancient
monuments. and architectural glories.
and takes her willing readers with her
in her rambles through the ever delight
full mid" where she found France
that had the power to "cast spell
upon her mind" The descriptions OF her
journey, beginning with her tryst at the
Rock of Avignon. to the Pyrenees. are
| vivacious, piquant, and full OF valuable
hints and information to the tourist. The
illustrations illuminate the narrative in
a most pleasing and comprehensive man
ner, and the book is worth reading and
a valuable addition to the literature Of
descriptive travel.
| special and quite unexpected feature
is the appendix, containing the history
of the martyrs and their horrible suf-
ferings, detailed in a letter from the
their friends In Asia Minor" (second
century,. It is grewsome and terrible.
this tale of vettius Apagathus, the
staintly Blandina, Attatus. and many
others because they refused to foreswear
their belief and faith In Christ
| Altogether. most unique and interest
absorbing book, and one that Is bound
to find ready sale.
THE IMMIGRANT INVASION: BY DR., Frank
| Julian warne. New Yuk-Dodd. Mead 4 Co.
Price, $50
| The problem, of immigration is one OF
| the gravest that confronts the American
people today. With 1t are bound up in
| extricably the innumerable social and
| economic problems that are causing
| spirit of unrest and dissatisfaction to
pervade all grades Of society. To the
presence Of our immigrant horde is at
| tributed the class antagonism, that man.
| ifests itself in Industrial strikes. in new
| political parties, and in an ever-increas-
/ ing volume of propaganda literature.
| And the cheap, low standard of livins
| of the foreign laborer has, to large
| degree, made possible the combinations
| Of capital to exploit the laborer and to
control markets.
| More than 2S,000,000 souls have in1mi-
| grated from all parts of the world to
| the United States during the ninety
years since 1920. And the volume OF
| immigration is steadily increasing. The
] ten years ended with 1916 gave us a
4
nearly 100000 Of these arriving within
the past five years. At this rate there
| come annually more than S79.o00-for
| every time the clock strikes the hour.
day and night 100 persons born in some
foreign country land on the shores OF
the United States. A stupendous inva-
p, sion! What in history is comparable
with il?
THE immigration Invasion opens
with a careful investigation into the ma
ture of this great invasion. An analy-
sis Of the underlying causes to be found
| in European countries is followed by a
description of the different types Of inn
migrants, the racial characteristics and
| economic conditions.
| The standards of living of the various
types are described In their bearing on
/ wages in this country The older immi-
grafton that went into agriculture is
contrasted with the newer type that has
made possible our great industrial de-
velopment. In recent years this coun-
| try has offered a changed outlook to
| the immigrant. Expansion into farm
| lands is checked and race settlements
| in the cities seem to offer a haven to
| the stranger who speaks only his ma
| tive tongue.
DR.. warne then continues with study
| into the relation of immigration to our
national life and to the many modern
social movements. The labor union.
| wages, poverty, the standard Of living,
| the present Industrial situation, the
| growing chasm between capital, and the
| exploited worker, with its resulting po-
| litical and social agitation, are some Of
| the topics discussed.
On its constructive side the book out
| lines a broad national policy of immigra-
IT,, hAt to fyt1t I'D
| out. The closing chapters on THE