The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
ATTEST BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY TABLE

DOCK. The author has no quarrel with
| women who want to work at jobs which
nave In former years been mostly filled
py men. He IL willing to admit that
women I'LL many of them well, in some
cases better than men, but he contends
that most Of the biggest and best posi-
tons always viii belong TO men for the
reason that all this out-of-the-home
work Is to man his vocation, but to
woman-at-large no more than her avoca-
ton. Her great vocation Is mother
hood"
1t isn't just that women are restless.
It Is In the air. Too much attention has
been paid to the development Of business.
OF transportation. and Of manufactures;
too little attention to the actual spiritual
welfare of the people. The woman prob
lem is only part of a great big problem.
The solution will not be reached en-
tirely through politics the author main
tains. but on the spirit OF Christianity
working through individuals for a great
er degree Of justice, kindness, and In
telligence. This argument and hope
permeates every page of this same little
book. II all the intelligent men and
women would read Il carefully think II
over thoroughly. and then conscienciously
set to work to try out its practicability,
It is pretty safe to predict that in a
short time there may not be any woman
question. CLARICE CLAYTON.
THE PHILIPPINE PROBLEM: By Frederick
Chamberlin. Boston: Little. Brown %.
Having investigated conditions IN the
far East and having awaited himself Of
the very latest information. the author
has been able to provide concise but
comprehensive work that promises to be
widely read and discussed. Mr.. Cham
berlin first considers the problem Of 1898,
when American occupation began. He
tells OF our work Of education, the prob
lem Of dealing with the friar lands. the
various improvements that have been
wrought, the American personnel of the
islands, the great growth of business.
After showing the cost of maintaining
the Philippines. he takes up the problem
OF the future, carefully considering the
proposition OF independence, naturaliza-
ton. and continued occupation. Mr..
Chamberlin pays high tribute to w. Cam
eron Forbes administration. The book
contains many illustrations showing con-
ditions before and after American con-
troll.
The volume Is an effort to put between
the covers of one small volume all that
the students OF the Philippine problem
need to know for a mastery OF the SUBJ
ject upon all its other lines. The first
chapter comprehends just SO much OF
the history and geography OF the islands
as is necessary for this purpose, togeth-
er with a succinct account OF the task
as II first presented itself to the Amer
lean people.
Beginning in the second chapter, the
volume becomes an account OF what we
have tried TO accomplish and have actu-
ally attained, closing with q study Of
the present needs OF the situation, and
what appears to be the probable out
come of the future. The author has no
point to make further than to relate the
facts and to state what they demon
strate to him. The facts must be known
before any intelligent understanding of
the situation confronting us in Asiatic
waters can be possible.
PICKETT AND HIS MEN: BY Mrs Ia Sale Cor
abel Pickett. author Of Literary Hearthstones
Of Dixie" PhiladeiphiA-The ]. B. Lippincott
Company. Price, $50.
The year 1913 marks the fiftieth ami
versary of the battle of Gettysburg.
One OF the most spectacular features OF
the whole civil war was Gen. George
Pickett. whose historic charge at Gettys-
burg excited the wonder of the world.
His widow, La Sale Corabell Pickett,
has done a remarkable piece of work
IN Pickett and HIS Men," which is now
issued in new form. 1t is not so much