The Washington herald., 1913-06-08

translation of the poems. but have
seized the spirit of each and embodied
in il natural English verse, and the
original sonnets have lost none of their
life by such rendering.
AURORA AND OTHER POEMS: BY Laura A.
whitenor-. Boston-sherman, French Co.
Price. SIS.
A charming book of verse, which re-
quires more than passing attention to be
appreciated. The author portrays ma
ture in her ever-changing moods with
the skilfull, unerring touch of the true
lover of the tickle goddess, who sways
the multitudes of her admirers at her
will. With this book in hand the reader
may wander in spirit through many sun
ny chimes. The quality of imagination
which is so apparent In 'Fireside Trav-
ell" makes the descriptions of the varied
scenes in the authors journeyings so de-
lightful that one lays the book aside
with regret that his wanderings are
over.
Running through all these word pic
lures is the sense of the constant and
abiding presence of the Divine Giver
Of life, with all its joys and sorrows Al
though a lover of nature, the author
is not content to remain merely that.
and In MY Elm Tree" THE Lesson of
TIE OOlT AIRS VI the anu
many other poems, shows that behind
and above nature is natures God, and
that nothing is too vast or insignificant
to demonstrate His power.
SOCIALISM AND DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE:
BY Samuel P. Ouh. New York-Henry Holt
Co.
Socialism, like many of our good and
bad habits. we have imported from
across the water. Democracy is not
original with us, though the faltering
imitation of the South and Central
American republics incline us to the
opinion that We have added distinctive
proof to the old theory. Democracy so
long ago evinced its power and its in
f1uence in America that we do not find
1t necessary to discuss 1t. Socialism, on
the other hand, has never been so prev
alent in the United States as in Europe.
With all the social inequalities and all
the abuses OIL labor. which we have to
admit are evident in our country, the
Socialist party has been slower in gain
ing ground here, because so many of the
vital issues for which Socialists have
fought in Europe are already firmly i'm
bedded in our Constitution and our DO
litical platforms.
No one in the United States has to
struggle for freedom of speech or of the
press, OF LOT I0S right assemble, ana
our suffrage is granted on such broad
lines that no man need involuntarily be
excluded from the rights of citizenship.
1t is true that the issue is still pending
Here. as in England. much has been ac-
complished by Legislation, but the solid
foundations of the German reforms is
not present.
1t is, however. Of the history and the
of the Socialist move
ment in Europe that DR.. Orth writes,
the four countries where So
cialism has assumed the most Importance
France, Belgium, Germany. and Eng
land The Socialist movement was born
of the French revolution, and its first
period partook Of the Utopian dreams OF
those days. The French revolution has
meant the ultimate advance into power
Of the bourgeois or middle class. and
II is no idle platitude to say that the
forces set in motion at that time have
yet to reach the full extent of their re-
suits. Following later than the French |
revolution, came the Industrial Revolu-
ton, overturning with its influx of ma
all the old notions of labor. The |
industrial revolution, not only wrought
great changes in the habits of labor |
but even greater in the consciousness of |
the laboring man. He no longer Dos
sessed individuality. He became a ma
chine himself, and worked under a num- |
Der instead of name. The world went |
profit-mad, and capital became the uni |
Ior the workingman, but the saying was