The Washington herald., 1913-10-05

Iiberate his characters, and his imagi-
nation does not seem to flag. On the
other hand, he produces types rather
than characters, and he repeats these
types with regularity. 1t is also true
that his situations show similarity,
however improbable or fanciful they
may be. He lacks the power to create.
THE REPUBLICS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AMERICA: By c. Reginald Enock. New York
Charles Scribner's Sons.
Europeans, even well-informed Euro
peans, are inclined to Judge the nations
to the south of US as a homogeneous
whole-"Latin Americans" As mat
ter Of fact, in judging the possibilities
of the future, as well as in observing
the conditions of the present, a sharp
line of distinction should be drawn be-
tween the great progressive Latin" re-
publics Of South America and the stag
nant, overwhelmingly Indian republics
OF its central region.
As the proportion Of Indian in the
population of a Central or South Ameri-
can republic is greater or less, so is Its
status in the arts of peace, in prosper
ity, energy, and national consciousness
and aspiration greater or smaller. The
real Latin America, the Argentine,
Chilli, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil,
TO a steadily growing extent, Is over
whelmingly a white mans country. This
distinction Mr.. Enock fails to make in
his comprehensive work on THE Re-
publics OF Central and South America"
II is a useful book in its economic
aspects, even though some of its stats
tics are not the latest obtainable; but
as a sociological study 1t suffers from
its authors assumption that he is deal
ing with one civilization, one homogene-
Gus race-the 'Latin-American." Sur
face resemblances have misled him
into generalizations that often are in
exact and sometimes unjust. But in his
outlook on the future he makes the fol-
lowing observation that is worth pom
dering:
AT the present time the industrial
nations are rapidly being divided into
two opposing camps-the employers and
the toilers. This is the condition Of life
among the worlds most advanced COM
munites in the twentieth century. The
Latin-American people should ask them
selves IL they cannot reach their goal
without falling into the same pit. .
The mind of civilization has been OBJ
sessed with cities and with factories.
1t will have to unlearn. To grind the
face of the working class in order to
SApOil ONtIStdS vast OF ner-
chandise IA not necessarily civilization.
4 rural civilization is now the growing
need Of the great industrial nations
Latin America has been spared the
phase Of machine minders. crowding to
their unlOvely homes at night It be-
hooves the rulers of Latin America-if
the spirit be in them-to keep open the
land. to forbid the slum. Humanity, not
commercialism, is the next phase of the
worlds progress.
AFRICAN CAMP FIRES: ~ S.crurt Edward
White Garden City. y. Y-DOublcliay. Page
& Co. Illustrated.
Both Africa and Mr. White have a
considerable vogue. Those who enjoyed
this authors earlier book OF adventures
in Africa, I'm the Land of Footprints"
will welcome this further account of that
land, which is a sort of supplementary
volume to that book. Those that Just
can't get enough to read about Africa
and those who relish anything about out
Of-doors will find there an interesting
travel and a big-game book combined.
1t presents in a discursive way a picture
of the people, the customs, the game, the
beauties and something of the spirit of
that part of the world which was but few
years ago called the Dark Continent, now
happy hunting ground for sportsmen